The union Minister inaugurated the EEI Golden Jubilee Auditorium at Extension Education Institute (EEI) in Rajendranagar here on Monday, in the presence of Telangana Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy.
The study, titled 'Annual Survey Of State Of Marginal Farmers In India', highlights that 84 percent of the marginal farmers in spite of low profits and natural calamities are not willing to quit farming,
The labourers, who migrated here to work in paddy plantations in a big way across the State, were impressed by the welfare schemes and facilities being provided to the agriculture sector by the State government.
Extending his greetings to farmers across the country marking the National Farmers Day, CM emphasised the need for a 'Kisan Sarkar' in the country based on Telangana model which was achieving desired results with farmers' welfare as its goal.
The potential estimate for agriculture is Rs 1,12,763 crore comprising short-term crop loan component of Rs 73,437 crore and agriculture and allied term credit of Rs 39,326 crore.
CM KCR took up agriculture as a priority sector and initiated multiple measures to improve the infrastructure as well as supply of power and irrigation water without any disruption.