New Delhi, July 27 -- union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday chaired a virtual review meeting to assess the utilisation of funds released under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and to consider the issuance of the Second Installment (Second Mother Sanction) to the Government of Maharashtra.

The meeting was attended by Dattatray Bharane, Minister of State for Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra, senior officials of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, and officers of the Government of Maharashtra.

During the review, the union Minister noted that the Centre had earlier released Rs 335 crore as the first installment under RKVY to Maharashtra.

The state...