Bharatiya Kisan Sangh seeks $20-b fund
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh seeks $20-b fund for agri infrastructure Our Bureau
THE Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has urged the Union Government to set up a $20-billion fund to improve agriculture infrastructure in the country.
Addressing newspersons here on Wednesday, Mr Babasaheb Takwale, BKS General Secretary, said that the investment in agriculture is decreasing every year. Of the more than 100 major irrigation projects envisaged during the tenure of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, only 28 have been completed. The rest could not be completed due to lack of finance.