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Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo urged agricultural machinery manufacturers to establish local sales and repair centers

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Bhubaneswar:3/10/24: Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment KV Singh Deo urged agricultural machinery manufacturers to establish local sales and repair centers. This would enable farmers to access immediate repair facilities, crucial for Odisha’s numerous small and micro-farmers.

At a meeting with manufacturers at Krushi Bhavan’s Auditorium, Deo emphasized the need for tailored machinery and localized sales/repair centers. The event drew participants from within and outside the state.

The annual Krushi Jantrapati Mela (agricultural machinery fair) will be held regionally in Berhampur, Balangir, Jaipur, and Keonjhar, Jeypore, and also at district and sub-district levels.

Deo suggested supplying equipment to multiple farmers on a rental basis, promoting locally-built machines to benefit Odisha residents and farmers. The government provides necessary incentives. Agriculture Department Principal Secretary Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee stressed zero tolerance for corruption, ensuring subsidies through DBT to eligible beneficiaries via online procedures.

Currently, agricultural electricity input is 2.76 kilowatts per hectare, while Odisha has set a target to take it to 4 KW per hectare by 2030, informed Padhee.

Director of Agriculture Prem Chandra Chaudhary and Chief Engineer Muktikant Mohapatra presented meeting details and application procedures.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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