India, July 9 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday, made a major announcement to promote natural farming in the state, saying that 'Prakriti Shri Anna Prerak Kisan Committees' will be constituted in every district of Haryana. The primary responsibility of these committees will be to reach out to farmers, visit their farms and coordinate with the government to connect them with natural farming. They will, in effect, serve as ambassadors of natural farming. The Chief Minister was addressing the 'Prakritik kheti Samvad', organised by the Haryana Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Department in Panchkula. During the programme, he also personally interacted with farmers and assured them that the suggestions received from them would be implemented at the earliest. He also directed officers of the Agriculture Department to release the subsidy to farmers practising natural farming who have applied for assistance to purchase cows. Addressing the gathering, Saini said that natural farming is not merely a method of cultivation but a campaign to restore the bond between farmers, nature and society that has weakened over time. It is a means of serving Mother Earth, reducing the cost of cultivation, conserving water and soil, and securing a safe future for coming generations. Calling upon farmers to become ambassadors of natural farming, he said the time had come not merely to deliberate but to act and inspire others to adopt natural farming.
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