New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a special Krishi programme at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi on Saturday, during which two major schemes in the agriculture sector, with an outlay of Rs 35,440 crore, were launched.

As per a Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying press release, these were the PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana and Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses. Additionally, the Prime Minister also inaugurated and dedicated to the nation projects valued at over Rs 5,450 crore in the agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, and food processing sectors, while laying the foundation stone for additional projects worth around Rs 815 crore.

The Prime Minister stated that...