State Level Implementation Committee constituted | 14 Apr 2023

Why in News?

On 12 April 2023, the State Government of Madhya Pradesh constituted the State Level Implementation Committee (SLEC) under the chairmanship of Agriculture Production Commissioner for natural farming as per the guidelines of the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.

Key Points

• In this newly formed committee, Additional Chief Secretary Agriculture, Commissioner Horticulture, Commissioner Panchayati Raj, Commissioner Rural Development, Director Research Services Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University Jabalpur, Director Research Services, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agricultural University Gwalior, Director Indian Institute of Soil Science Bhopal and the director will be a member of the Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Institute.
• In this committee, progressive farmers will be expert members and Director Agriculture will be member secretary.
• The State Level Implementation Committee will approve the annual action plan prepared by the State Nodal Department.
• Along with this, this committee will monitor the implementation of the scheme components by holding regular meetings with the nodal and other concerned departments.