Ten states, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, have been selected for agriculture awards for their performance in the foodgrain production.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would give the newly instituted ''Krishi Karman'' awards to the winning states, an official statement said here today.
Three awards are being given for total foodgrain production and four awards for production of rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses the crops that constitute the food grain basket.
''Krishi Karman'' awards are the first-ever awards being given to states for their effort and contribution towards raising the country's food grain production.
Punjab and Uttar Pradesh are the joint winners of the award in the category of states with overall foodgrain production of more than 10 million tonnes recorded in the last five years.
Assam and Orissa get the award in the category of states with overall food grain production of between one and 10 million tonnes.
Tripura is the sole winner in the category of states with overall food grain production of less than one million tonnes.
In the second set of four awards, being given for individual crops and crop groups, the award for rice goes to Chhattisgarh, wheat to Haryana, pulses to Maharashtra and Rajasthan and coarse cereals to Karnataka.
Each award winning state gets a trophy, a citation and cash award. The cash award (for each state) is Rs 2 crore for total food grain production and Rs 1 crore for each of the four crops included in food grains.
A selection committee headed by Secretary (Agriculture and Cooperation) assessed the performance of states against objective criteria that took into account production outcomes, implementation of crop production programs and innovative approaches adopted for effective service delivery.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would give the newly instituted ''Krishi Karman'' awards to the winning states, an official statement said here today.
Three awards are being given for total foodgrain production and four awards for production of rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses the crops that constitute the food grain basket.
''Krishi Karman'' awards are the first-ever awards being given to states for their effort and contribution towards raising the country's food grain production.
Punjab and Uttar Pradesh are the joint winners of the award in the category of states with overall foodgrain production of more than 10 million tonnes recorded in the last five years.
Assam and Orissa get the award in the category of states with overall food grain production of between one and 10 million tonnes.
Tripura is the sole winner in the category of states with overall food grain production of less than one million tonnes.
In the second set of four awards, being given for individual crops and crop groups, the award for rice goes to Chhattisgarh, wheat to Haryana, pulses to Maharashtra and Rajasthan and coarse cereals to Karnataka.
Each award winning state gets a trophy, a citation and cash award. The cash award (for each state) is Rs 2 crore for total food grain production and Rs 1 crore for each of the four crops included in food grains.
A selection committee headed by Secretary (Agriculture and Cooperation) assessed the performance of states against objective criteria that took into account production outcomes, implementation of crop production programs and innovative approaches adopted for effective service delivery.
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