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Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan connected Saturday (January 3, 2026) urged States to follow a strategical attack to fund utilisation, informing that delays successful spending allocated funds effect successful losses for States and hamper the timely merchandise of consequent cardinal instalments.
Addressing a reappraisal gathering with State Agriculture Ministers, Mr. Chouhan said States indispensable guarantee funds earmarked for assorted schemes are spent earlier March to debar administrative bottlenecks that hold the effectual implementation of programmes.
"If States are incapable to walk their budgets connected time, it lone results successful losses for them," the Minister said, adding that fund allocations are often held up owed to insignificant administrative and procedural issues. The gathering reviewed the advancement and fund utilisation of cardinal agriculture schemes, including the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) and Krishonnati Yojana (KY).
Mr. Chouhan stressed the request for punctual verification of eligible farmers nether the PM-KISAN scheme, expanding sum nether the harvest security scheme, and ensuring timely colony of claims. He besides emphasised the value of effect and fertilizer availability, their balanced usage and strengthening Central-State coordination.
The gathering was attended by Agriculture Ministers from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Mizoram, on with Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi, and elder Ministry officials.
Mr. Chouhan assured States that the Centre volition proceed to supply enactment to fortify the agriculture assemblage and safeguard farmers' interests, an authoritative connection said.
