Bengaluru: Karnataka's Agriculture Minister, Cheluvarayaswamy, officially inaugurated a centralized farmer call centre at the Commissionerate of Agriculture Department. This initiative has been established with the objective of offering comprehensive information, valuable advice, and essential guidance to farmers across the state.

To streamline accessibility, the contact numbers previously designated for six distinct schemes have been amalgamated into a single entity - the farmers' call centre. Farmers seeking assistance can now reach out to the helpline number 1800-425-3553 for their queries and concerns.

The inauguration event witnessed the presence of several prominent figures including Agriculture Department Principal Secretary, Anbu Kumar, Agriculture Department Commissioner, YS Patil, and the Personal Secretary of the Agriculture Minister, Prabhakar, among other officials. The collaborative effort of these individuals marks a significant step towards ensuring improved access to vital information for farmers throughout the region.

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Chandigarh (PTI): The Haryana government transferred 15 IAS officers with immediate effect on Wednesday.

Among those who have been transferred are Vineet Garg, Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He has been posted as the additional chief secretary to the government's printing and stationery department, relieving Raja Shekhar Vundru of the charge, a government order said.

Ajay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, has been transferred and posted as the deputy principal secretary-II to the chief minister against a newly-created post.

Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, has been posted as the principal secretary in the architecture department, relieving Apporva Kumar Singh of the charge.

Saket Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner and Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, has been transferred and posted as the commissioner and secretary in the archives department, relieving Shekhar Vidyarthi of the charge.

Mani Ram Sharma, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been posted as the secretary in the health department, relieving Rippudaman Singh Dhillon of the charge.