Imphal: Manipur gets prestigious Krishi Karman Award for overall food grain production in 2017-18. Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed Agriculture Ministers Krishi Karman Awards for Progressive Farmers and Commendation Awards to the states at a public meeting in Tumkur, Karnataka on January 2, 2020. The state of Manipur bagged the prestigious Krishi Karman Award as the best-performing State in Overall Food-grain Production Category-III (production less than 1 million tonnes) for the year 2017-18. The award includes a trophy, a citation and an amount of Rs 5 crore. Chief Minister N Biren Singh of Manipur received the prestigious award from PM Narendra Modi. He tweeted, “Honble CM received Krishi Karman Award 2017-18 from PM @narendramodi at Tumakuru, Karnataka today. Manipur was selected for the prestigious award as the best-performing State in Overall Food-grain Production Category-III for the year 2017-18. “ During the meeting, the PM released the 3rd installment of PM Kisan (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) of Rs 2000 for the period December 2019 – March 2020. This will benefit approximately 6 crore beneficiaries. The Prime Minister spoke about the interests of farmers with schemes like crop insurance, soil health cards and 100 percent neem coated urea. Also Read: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Karnataka on January 2 Also Watch: Exclusive Interview of Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi with THE

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