Union Minister lauds ASR district’s farm convergence model

ASR Collector T. Nishanthi (centre) among the participants at a national-level meeting marking one year of the “Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana” at the National Agriculture Science Complex in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday appreciated the integrated agricultural development model of Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) district and suggested that other States examine it and adopt it according to local conditions, the district administration said.

Collector T. Nishanthi presented “The ASR Convergence Model” at a national-level meeting in New Delhi. The model seeks to line up existing schemes under the “Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana” (PM-DDKY), which carries no separate outlay, behind a single district plan to promote high-value horticulture among tribal farmers. The Collector’s presentation said 36 Central schemes across 11 Ministries and Departments can be brought together.