Priority on agricultural infrastructure: PM Modi reaches out to UP farmers

Modi invoked the youth power to put India on the path of speedy economic growth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached out to the farmers in Jat area of western Uttar Pradesh, which had witnessed widespread protests over the now-abolished central farm laws.

Addressing a public meeting after laying the foundation of Rs 700-crore Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut, Modi said the Centre had allocated Rs 1 trillion towards ramping up agricultural infrastructure, storage houses, and cold chain network to benefit small farmers.

“We have accorded priority to improving the farm infrastructure and promoting food processing industries,” he said, stressing that the ‘double engine’ government would ensure the development of the entire