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The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple development projects worth more than Rs 2700 crore in Belagavi Karnataka today. He released the 13th installment amounting to about Rs. 16000 crores under PM-KISAN. The Prime Minister dedicated the redeveloped Belagavi Railway Station building to the nation. He also laid the foundation stone of six multi-village scheme projects under Jal Jeevan Mission. Addressing the gathering the Prime Minister said that the incomparable love and blessings of the people of Belagavi inspire the government to work for the welfare of the people and become a source of strength. Coming to Belgavi is no less than a pilgrimage the Prime Minister said as he highlighted that it is the land of Queen Chennamma of Kittur and revolutionary Krantiveer Sangolli Rayanna who are remembered even today for raising their voice against the colonial rule.The Prime Minister highlighted the contributions of Belagavi and said that it finds a place in the fight for today and the reemergence of India. Drawing an analogy to the startup culture of Karnataka the Prime Minister said that Belagavi was home to startups hundred years ago and gave the example of Baburao Pusalkar who established a unit which turned Belagavi into a base for various industries. The Prime Minister emphasized that the double-engine government wants to further strengthen this role of Belagavi in the present decade. Throwing light on the projects whose foundation stones are laid and those that are inaugurated today the Prime Minister said that it will bring in new energy and pace in the development of Belagavi. He congratulated the citizens of this region for projects worth hundreds of crores associated with connectivity and water facilities. Through Belagavi the Prime Minister said that every farmer in the nation has received a special gift where another tranche of funds from PM-KISAN was released. Just by the click of a button 16000 crore rupees have been transferred to the bank accounts of crores of farmers in the country the Prime Minister remarked. He said that such a huge amount transferred without the involvement of a middleman has also drawn the attention of people from across the world. Drawing comparisons to the Congress regime the Prime Minister recalled that the then Prime Minister said that only 15 paise reaches the poor when 1 rupee is transferred. But this is Modi ki Sarkar the Prime Minister interjected Every penny belongs to you and it is for you. The Prime Minister also wished a very prosperous Holi to all the farmers of India and said that they have received a special gift before Holi. The Prime Minister said that todays changing India is accomplishing development projects one after the other while giving priority to the deprived and mentioned that small farmers are a priority for the current government. He informed that till now 2.5 lakh crore rupees have been deposited in the accounts of the small farmers via PM KISAN Samman Nidhi out of which more than 50 thousand crores were deposited in the accounts of women farmers. This money the Prime Minister said is taking care of the small but critical needs of the farmers. The Prime Minister reiterated that the agricultural budget of the country which was 25000 crores before 2014 has now been increased to 125000 crores which is a five-time increase. He said that it is proof of the BJP governments commitment to supporting the farmers of the country. The Prime Minister emphasized the use of technology which is directly benefiting the farmers and gave the example of Jan Dhan bank accounts mobile connections and aadhar. He underlined that the government is connecting farmers to Kisan Credit Cards with the objective that the farmers can avail of the support of banks at any required step. The Prime Minister emphasized that this years Budget addresses the future needs of agriculture along with the current concerns. He said todays need is for storage and reducing the costs in farming organizing small farmers. That is why this Budget emphasizes storage facilities and focuses on cooperatives. Similarly focusing on natural farming will reduce the costs for the farmer. He said measures like the PM PRANAM scheme will further reduce the expenses on fertilizers. The Government is focussed on strengthening the agricultural sector of India while analyzing the challenges of the future the Prime Minister remarked. Highlighting the challenge of climate change the Prime Minister stressed reviving the traditional strength of coarse grains or millets and informed that these food grains have the capability to withstand any climate. Referring to this years budget the Prime Minister highlighted that coarse grains have a new found identity as Shri Anna. He added that Karnataka has been the main center of millets where Shri Anna was popularly known as Shri Dhanya and different kinds of Shri Anna are cultivated by the farmers of the region. The Prime Minister recalled the significant campaign run by the then BS Yeddyurappa government to promote Shri Anna and said that we now have to present it to the world. Listing out the benefits of Shri Anna the Prime Minister said that it requires less effort as well as less water while it doubles the benefits for farmers. The Prime Minister spoke at length about the needs of sugarcane farmers as Karnataka is a major sugarcane state. He mentioned this years Budget provision providing rebate on tax on cooperative sugarcane payment of the amount payable before 2016-17 which will give relief to the sugar cooperative to the tune of 10 thousand crores. Speaking about the governments push for ethanol blending the Prime Minister informed that the production of ethanol is helping in increasing the income of sugarcane farmers.
