Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a meeting with the employees and officers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Ministry of Rural Development here on Friday. Chouhan’s deputies in the both ministries—Ministers of State Bhagirath Choudhary, Kamlesh Paswan and Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani – were present.
In a statement, the Agriculture Ministry said Chouhan has asked the ministers and officers to work hard to fulfil the vision given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for agriculture and rural development in his Independence Day address from Red Fort.
“The minister took a pledge to work with honesty and dedication, and made all others to take the pledge,” it said.