'Self reliant farmer focus of self reliant India'

August 15, 2020 08:24

As he addresses the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks of the farmer and the need to make him self-reliant.

PM Modi says, "An important priority of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' is 'Aatmanirbhar' agriculture and 'Aatmanirbhar' farmer."

To make this goal possible, Modi speaks of providing modern infrastructure to the farmers of the country and the creation of the 'Agriculture Infrastructure Fund' of Rs 1 lakh crore.

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