Agriculture department to extend services to farmers in their villages
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin virtually inaugurated from Chennai the scheme at Manickamangalam in Tiruvarur district. The scheme was announced in the Agriculture Budget for 2025-26.
Officials in the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and allied departments organised camps in the villages in the districts to assess the requirements of farmers and extend services to them. Farmers would be provided need-based inputs. The scheme camps would be held once every fortnight on the second and fourth Fridays in two villages each in every taluk. Apart from fulfilling the requirements of farmers, the camps would ensure that the government schemes reached them quickly, the officials said.
In Pudukottai, Minister for Natural Resources S. Reghupathy and Minister for Backward Classes Welfare Siva V. Meyyanathan participated in the camps at Alavayal in Ponnamaravathy taluk and Senthakudi in Thiruvarankulam taluk respectively, and distributed assistance to farmers under various schemes.
In Tiruchi district, Collector M. Pradeep Kumar and senior officials of the departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering, and Animal Husbandry participated in the camp held at Madhavaperumalkovil in Manachanallur taluk and distributed welfare assistance to farmers under various schemes.
In Karur, Collector M. Thangavel, and MP S. Jothimani participated in the camp held at Vangal Kuppuchipalayam.
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