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Odisha Deputy CM demands monthly field visit reports from officials

Odisha Deputy CM demands monthly field visit reports from officials
KV demands monthly field visit reports · thehansindia.com

A big leader in Odisha, India, held a meeting with workers who help farmers grow fruits and vegetables.

His name is Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, and he is the Deputy Chief Minister.

He told the workers they need to visit farms often and talk to farmers.

He wants them to understand farmers' problems and find real solutions.

He also said every worker must write a report every month about their farm visits.

If workers travel to other states or countries to learn about farming, they must write a quick report within seven days of coming back.

If they do not write the report, they might get in trouble and their trips will be stopped.

The meeting also talked about growing more oil palm trees and better crops to sell to other countries.

The goal is to help farmers earn more money and make sure people have healthy food to eat.

Key facts

Event
State Level Horticulture Officers' Conference
Location
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Key official
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment Minister
New requirement
Monthly field visit reports from all officials, including the Director
Tour report deadline
Within 7 days, submitted through the Secretary
Penalty for non-compliance
Action against officials; out-of-state and overseas tours stopped
Conference objectives
Agricultural development, higher farmer earnings, nutritional security
Technical session topics
Modern farming practices, advanced technology, post-harvest handling, direct farmer-to-consumer sales

Quotes

Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo

Odisha Deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Minister

“When we are sending farmers at government expense to other States to learn about the best farming practices and potential that can be implemented here, when they come back from the tour, are they (officials) not supposed to submit a tour report to the government?”
thehansindia.com
“They need to submit their tour report through the Secretary to the government within seven days, failing which all tours outside the State or outside the country will be stopped.”
thehansindia.com

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