Ravishankar Prasad address farmers in Raj

Union minister for communications and IT Ravishankar Prasad today said government is committed to according high priority to water conservation and extending the coverage of irrigation through Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee yojna.
He said the scheme has been formulated for improving water use efficiency and farmers will benefit from it.
The minister was addressing a farmers meeting in Palsana area of the district where he highlighted the achievements of the NDA government.
Targeting the erstwhile UPA government, he alleged it was corrupt and it development and the growth which resumed after the Modi dispensation came to power.
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Claiming that the country has made tremendous progress in two years of the Modi government, Prasad said in the next three years, India will become a "leading" country in the world.

"Through Skill India, Digital India, Make in India and Start-up India schemes not only platform has been prepared for rapid development but transparency would also be ensured," he said.

To ensure that the rural lot get the benefit of the Digital India campaign, he flagged off a 'Digital Vehicle' which will cover the rural areas and familiarise the people with digitalisation.
"In order to apprise rural lot with digitalisation, the digital vehicle would travel all over the country in 12 languages. We have decided to make the digitally literate," he said.
Asserting that proper management of the economy has propelled growth, he said capital investment has increased leap and bound in last two years.

"Rs 27,000 crore investment was only in telecom sector. While spectrum was auctioned for Rs one lakh ten thousand crore, coal block was auctioned for Rs three lakh crore," he said.
He claimed heavy increase in revenue of BSNL.
A pilot project for providing Ganga Jal of Rishikesh and Haridwar and prasadam through post offices has started. "Now prasadam of Bankey Behari temple, Radha Ballabh, Radha Raman temples of Vrindaban, Sri Krishna Janmasthan and Dwarkadheesh temple will also be available through post office," he said.