Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes charge as Union Agriculture Minister in Modi 3.0

Jun 11, 2024

New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan took charge as Union Agriculture Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet. He offered prayers before taking the charge. He said, “I am happy to say that the first decision taken by the Prime Minister yesterday was in the interest of the farmers. He decided to issue ‘Kisan Samman Nidhi’. Now the NDA government will take these works forward more rapidly under the leadership of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has resolved to double the income of farmers, work is going on continuously for that. We will all work together even faster in that and take every possible step for the welfare of farmers. Today itself, I am going to hand over the Sankalp Patra to officials.”