KRISHI KARMAN AWARDS

Jan. 2, 2020

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute Krishi Karman Awards to states on January 2, 2020. He will also give away Agriculture Minister’s Krishi Karman Awards for Progressive Farmers.

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Krishi Karman Awards for the Best Performing States on Food Grains Production was announced by Union Agriculture Ministry during 2010-11.
There are a total number of 7 rewards including 3 for the States with highest food grain production in three identified categories –large, medium and small producers; and 4 rewards one each for the highest production under rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals crops.
The states are divided into following 3 groups based on the highest production levels of food grains achieved by the States in the previous five years. However, for rice and wheat no grouping of states is carried out.

Source : Times of India