Jaipur: The Government of Rajasthan has decided to constitute the Rajasthan State Agro Industries Development Board with the aim of increasing the income of the farmers. This board will give suggestions regarding making concrete policy and its effective implementation to increase the income of farmers. The decision was taken in the state cabinet meeting held on Wednesday.
According to the statement issued after the meeting, many important policy decisions were taken in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot through video conference. “The cabinet approved the formation of Rajasthan State Agro Industries Development Board with the objective of enhancing the income of farmers by strengthening the agricultural marketing mechanism in the state,” the statement said.
This board will give suggestions regarding making concrete policy and its effective implementation to increase the income of farmers. Along with this, a framework will be prepared to connect more and more farmers of the state with agro-processing and value addition. It is noteworthy that in order to promote the processing, business and export of agricultural products in the state, the state government had implemented ‘Agriculture Processing, Agribusiness and Agriculture Export Policy-2019’.
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According to the official spokesperson, after this policy, the formation of this board in the direction of promoting the export of agricultural commodities such as cumin, coriander, garlic, isabgol, pomegranate, dates, onions etc. and to ensure their international recognition. There will be another big step of the state government.
The spokesman said that the cabinet has decided to amend the educational qualification for the post of curator in the Department of Archeology and Museums. Apart from this, instead of filling the posts of Junior Geophysicist in Ground Water Department by 75 percent direct recruitment and 25 percent promotion, amendment in Rajasthan Ground Water Service Rules, 1969 has been approved to fill 50 percent by direct recruitment and 50 percent promotion. has been given. He said that the minimum experience for promotion has also been approved to be five years instead of two years, so that equal opportunities of promotion will be available in the department.
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