Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje asks Karnataka govt to increase millet exports
Bengaluru(PTI): Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday urged the Karnataka government to support sustainable agriculture by increasing the export of millets.
Her appeal came as the United Nations has declared 2023 as the International year of millets.
Karnataka being a home for Siridhanya'', the government's intent is to reintroduce and promote staple and nutritious food products and increase its export, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said while inaugurating the Vanijya Utsav .
The event is part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav , which is being organised by the Central Commerce Department in collaboration with the Government of Karnataka on the occasion of 75th-year anniversary celebrations of the Indian Independence at The Lalit Ashok here on Tuesday.
Karandlaje said, The state has established six Centres of Excellence under Indo Israel-Netherlands Programme to boost quality and quantity production of Mango, Pomegranate, Flowers, Oil palm etc.
The initiative will make India shine on the global front as a leading producer and innovator of high-quality agricultural products. According to Karandlaje, who is a BJP MP from Udupi-Chikkamagaluru constituency in Karnataka said the state government has been working to formulate an Agri-Export Cell to better target the policy initiatives and to expand its export market reach. She added that her ministry is also actively engaged in the implementation of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' Scheme and Prime Minister Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises'.
The Minister assured the Centre's complete support to the Government of Karnataka to help them achieve their objectives. She also said the administration in Karnataka is committed to materialising central government initiatives such as developing districts as export hubs, setting up export development centres and One District one Product' scheme to achieve the goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat, Vocal for Local and Make in India.
Speaking at the function, Karnataka Additional Chief Secretary, Commerce and Industry Department Ramana Reddy said Karnataka has facilitated India's growth through its Information Technology industry.
"Apart from this, we have successfully facilitated the economic growth of the nation through our conducive business environment and business-friendly policies," he said.
The programme was organised by SEPC under the guidance of the Union Commerce and Industry Department.
Eminent people and industry experts from various leading Chambers of Commerce, Industry Associations, Export Promotion Councils attended the event.
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Nine of family killed as car falls into well in Nashik district
Nashik (PTI): Nine members of a family, including six children, were killed after their car fell into a well in Maharashtra's Nashik district, police said on Saturday.
The accident occurred in the Shivaji Nagar area of Dindori town around 10 pm on Friday, an official said.
The victims were heading home after attending a function at a banquet hall in the area when their car fell into a well near the venue, he said.
Personnel from the local police and emergency services arrived at the scene and retrieved the car and its occupants with the help of two cranes and swimmers around midnight.
The victims were members of the Dargude family from Indore village in Dindori taluka, the official said.
According to the police, the deceased were identified as Sunil Dattu Dargude (32), his wife Reshma, Asha Anil Dargude (32), and six children from the family, five girls in the age group of seven to 14 years and an 11-year-old boy.
Their bodies were brought to the government hospital in Dindori, the official said, adding that a case has been registered and a probe is underway to ascertain the cause of the accident.
