Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Amit Shah Lauds Himachal Pradesh for Natural Farming Push
Himachal Pradesh is doing great things with natural farming!
The government is helping farmers grow food without chemicals, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah is very impressed.
Over 200,000 farmers are already doing this.
The state is even paying a special price for crops grown this way, like maize, wheat, and turmeric.
The Pangi area is now the first place to go completely natural with its farming.
This is helping farmers, protecting the environment, and keeping the state's farming traditions alive.
Amit Shah praised Himachal Pradesh's natural farming initiatives.
Chief Minister Sukhu was commended for promoting chemical-free agriculture.
Over 2.23 lakh farmers have adopted natural farming practices in Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh is the first state to offer Minimum Support Price (MSP) for natural farming crops.
Pangi sub-division declared as the first natural farming sub-division.
- Who
- Amit Shah and Himachal Pradesh government.
- What
- Amit Shah praised Himachal Pradesh's natural farming initiatives.
- When
- Recently, at the Manthan Baithak on cooperatives.
- Where
- Himachal Pradesh.
- Why
- To promote chemical-free agriculture and strengthen the rural economy.
- Farmers Adopting Natural Farming
- Over 2.23 lakh
- Maize MSP
- Rs 40 per kg
- Wheat MSP
- Rs 60 per kg
- Turmeric MSP
- Rs 90 per kg
- Pangi Farmer Families
- 2,244
- Pangi Cultivated Land
- 2,920 hectares
- Expenditure on Scheme
- Rs 27.60 crore (2023-2024)