New Delhi, June 26 -- union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, will chair the first-ever Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan 2026 to be held at the Bharat Ratna C Subramaniam Auditorium, Pusa in New Delhi on June 28-29.

The two-day Sammelan will bring together Rural Development Ministers, senior government officials and experts from all states and union Territories to deliberate on holistic rural development, review key flagship programmes and formulate the future roadmap for rural India.

Aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, the Centre is set to undertake a comprehensive national deliberation aimed at accelerating inclusive, sustainable and transformative development across...