Krishi Karman Awards for 2011-12 go to Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Nagaland, Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
The awards were instituted in 2010-11 for recognizing the meritorious efforts of States in foodgrain production. The awards announced now - for 2011-12 - will be presented by the President tomorrow to Chief Ministers or Agriculture Ministers of these States.
In addition, ten States are being given commendation awards.
Krishi Karman Awards are given to best performing States in two broad sets. One for the total foodgrain production and the other for the individual foodgrain crops of rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals. States for total foodgrains category are further divided into three categories based on total foodgrain production capacity of the State.
Award winning States get a trophy, a citation and cash award. The cash award is Rs. 2 crores for total foodgrain production and Rs. 1crore for each of the four individual crops.
A selection committee headed by Secretary (Agriculture and Cooperation) assessed the performance of States against criteria that took into account production outcomes, implementation of crop production programs and innovative approaches adopted for effective service delivery.
The commendation awards go to Punjab, Uttarakhand, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh. These States achieved record production and productivity levels in total foodgrains or in any of the individual crops but scored relatively lesser marks on other criteria compared to the top awardees.
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the Krishi Karman Awards for the year 2011-12 to State Governments for exemplary performance in increasing food grain production at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 15, 2013.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said all-round progress in agriculture and allied sectors is a sine qua non for holistic rural development in the country. Our farmers have to quickly adapt in order to cope with the changing times. They have to upscale from engaging in agriculture for subsistence to taking up agriculture as a commercial venture.
The President said government would simultaneously need to focus on creation of employment opportunities in other sectors to provide income diversification to rural families who today are dependent for their livelihood solely on unviable land holdings. Agriculture also needs to be given priority access to power, credit, water and fertilizers, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said all-round progress in agriculture and allied sectors is a sine qua non for holistic rural development in the country. Our farmers have to quickly adapt in order to cope with the changing times. They have to upscale from engaging in agriculture for subsistence to taking up agriculture as a commercial venture.
The President said government would simultaneously need to focus on creation of employment opportunities in other sectors to provide income diversification to rural families who today are dependent for their livelihood solely on unviable land holdings. Agriculture also needs to be given priority access to power, credit, water and fertilizers, he added.
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