Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will formulate a new agriculture policy very soon, principal secretary Saurabh Garg said on Tuesday.
“It has been decided that the state government will replace the agriculture policy, 2013 and formulate a new agriculture policy with special focus on the income generation of farmers,” Garg told media persons after a high-level meeting on the proposed policy. Chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi presided over the meeting at the State Secretariat here.
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Garg further said that his department has sought suggestions from the departments concerned for formulating the new policy. After receiving the suggestions, a blueprint for the proposed policy will be prepared, he added.
