New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday inaugurated the three-day Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela at the ICAR-IARI campus in the national capital, outlining a sweeping reform agenda aimed at steering Indian farming toward "Developed Agriculture-Self-Reliant India."

According to an official press release, the minister laid out a clear message: delays in farmers' payments, procedural bottlenecks and weak monitoring systems will no longer be tolerated.

The annual fair, held at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), was inaugurated with a ceremonial plantation drive. The event was attended by Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi, ICAR Director Ge...