Jharkhand has been selected for "Krishi Karman" award in the rice category from the Union Ministry of Agriculture, an official release said here Thursday.
The award to be given away in February next year carries a cash prize of Rs 2 crore and a citation, it said.
"...as a gesture of appreciation to farmers of your state for achieving the milestone, two progressive farmers, i.e. one male and one female, would also be given 'Agriculture Minister's Krishi Karman Award," Union Agriculture Commissioner Dr S K Malhotra said in a letter to Jharkhand Agriculture Secretary Puja Singhal.
Each farmer would be given a cash award of Rs 2 lakh along with citation.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das congratulated the state agriculture department and the farmers for the award, the release said.
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