Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates integrated ‘Agriculture Investment Portal’

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Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the integrated ‘Agriculture Investment Portal’ on 6 December.

Important facts 

• Agriculture Investment Portal will prove to be a milestone in terms of investment in the agriculture sector. 

• It will be a centralised one stop portal for agri-investors to avail benefits of various government schemes implemented by various departments related to agriculture and allied sectors. 

• This portal would prove to be handy for the investors, they would get a lot of help from it.

• The Co-Chairperson of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda French Gates held a meeting with the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar in New Delhi. 

• The government believes that if the power of the farmers increases, then as a result, the agriculture sector will improve and production will also increase.

• With the aim to further increase investment in agriculture, the government has allocated a special package of over ₹1.5 lakh crore for agriculture and allied sectors under the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’.

• Work on these provisions has started, including the Rs 1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund. Once these are implemented, the Indian agriculture sector will be rejuvenated.