New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed the progress of PM- Rashtiya Krishi Vikas Yojna (PM-RKVY) while meeting with 11 agriculture ministers on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting here, Minister Chouhan said, "I have reviewed the progress of PM - Rashtiya Krishi Vikas Yojna (PM-RKVY) along with 11 states including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala, MP, and Haryana. As the year-end is approaching, the amount allotted to the two schemes should be utilised well for the farmers, which I approved... the money needs to be put to work appropriately and faster, the states have given their words to follow along...