Uttarakhand

• 03 Jan 2022

Rabi Farmers Festival

Why in News

On January 2, 2022, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the Rabi Krishak Mahotsav program organized by the Agriculture Department, Uttarakhand in the Jhabreda Mandi Complex of the Assembly Constituency. On this occasion, he inaugurated 13 schemes and laid the foundation stone of 121 schemes.

Key Points

• The Chief Minister also made several announcements during this period, under which a mini stadium and roadways bus feed would be set up at Jhabreda.
• A statue of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule will be installed in the town Jhabreda. A statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, will be installed on Tikona Island near the highway in the village Salier.
• The statue of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay will be installed on Tikona Island near Mandi Tirahe on Mangalore Deoband Road after getting NOC from NHAI.
• Farmers will be tested in relation to mandi fees. Consideration will be given to abolishing the deducted RC of farmers.
• On this occasion, the Chief Minister honored farmers Nirmala and Deshraj Saini by presenting them 15 thousand rupees and a citation under the National Food Scheme.