Chief Minister Chouhan calls on Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
Monday - August 23, 2021 10:55 pm ,
Category : BHOPAL
Seeks for 11 lakh additional vaccines for Vaccination Mahabhiyan
Requests release of pending supply of DAP and Urea
Bhopal 23 August 2021: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, called on the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh L. Mandaviya in his Dehli office and discussed in detail about the vaccination campaign being run in the state and the enhanced demand for urea and DAP in the state.
Chief Minister Chouhan informed that under the vaccination campaign being run across the country, the Government is committed to administer both doses of the vaccine to 100 percent citizens of the state. In this sequence, the second phase of the vaccination Mahabhiyan is being organized on 25 and 26 August in the state. Under the Mahabhiyan, a total of 35 lakh citizens are targeted to be vaccinated in two days. Chief Minister Chouhan urged the Union Minister for an additional dose of 11 lakh vaccines to make the Mahabhiyan successful. The Union Minister assured the Chief Minister of the required 11 lakh vaccine doses by the Centre by August 24.
Chief Minister Chouhan informed that paddy plantation work is in progress in the state, for which the demand for DAP has increased in the state. Along with this, drop dressing of urea is being done in maize and paddy, due to which the demand for urea has also increased. Chief Minister Chouhan further informed that against the demand of 12.13 lakh metric tonnes of urea by the State, only 8 lakh metric tonnes have been allotted by the Centre to the state so far. Similarly, the allocation of DAP is only 5 lakh MT against the demand of 8.05 lakh MT by the state. Chouhan requested that the remaining 4.13 lakh metric tonnes of urea and the remaining 3.05 lakh metric tonnes of DAP should be released by the Centre soon.
On the suggestion of the Union Minister Mandaviya, Chief Minister Chouhan spoke about implementing the e-RUPI voucher scheme on a pilot basis in one district in Madhya Pradesh for fertilizers. He also discussed about promoting NPK and SSP fertilizers along with nano-urea in the agriculture sector. The Chief Minister said that he himself, State Ministers, MPs, MLAs and progressive farmers would use nano-urea in their respective fields and would encourage other farmers to follow the practice – Window to News
