{"id":167915,"date":"2024-09-21T11:55:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T06:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=167915"},"modified":"2024-09-21T11:55:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T06:25:48","slug":"maharashtra-wins-best-agriculture-state-award-for-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/maharashtra-wins-best-agriculture-state-award-for-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Maharashtra Wins Best Agriculture State Award for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 15th Agriculture Leadership Awards Committee has announced that Maharashtra has won the Best Agriculture State Award for 2024. The announcement was made by the committee headed by Justice P Sathasivam, former Chief Justice of India and Governor of Kerala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eknath Shinde<\/strong>, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, will receive the award on July 10, 2024<\/strong>, at a function in New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovative Agricultural Practices of Maharashtra<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maharashtra secured this prestigious award due to its innovative agricultural and rural initiatives. The state government\u2019s policies and high-impact developmental projects have significantly contributed to agricultural and rural prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key highlights of Maharashtra\u2019s agricultural innovations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Sustainable development<\/strong>\u00a0policies focusing on environmental protection and food security<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Launch of the\u00a0country\u2019s largest bamboo mission<\/strong>\u00a0covering 21 lakh hectares<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Plans to establish a\u00a0green belt spanning 1.20 lakh acres<\/strong>\u00a0in Nandurbar district<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Target to enhance\u00a0irrigation capabilities across 17 lakh hectares<\/strong>\u00a0through 123 projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    About the Agriculture Leadership Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • Instituted by Agricultural Today magazine in 2008<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Honors contributions of various stakeholders in agriculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Recognizes exemplary leadership in government, individuals, and organizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Past recipients include:\n
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      • Rajnath Singh (current Union Defence Minister)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Shivraj Singh Chouhan (former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Prakash Singh Badal (former Punjab Chief Minister)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Maharashtra: Economic Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        • Largest economy<\/strong>\u00a0among Indian states<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Contributes\u00a012.92%<\/strong>\u00a0to India\u2019s Gross Domestic Product<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Per capita income\u00a0higher than the national average<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Agriculture and allied activities account for\u00a012.1%<\/strong>\u00a0of the state\u2019s gross state value added<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Key Figures in Maharashtra<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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          • Governor:\u00a0Ramesh Bais<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Chief Minister:\u00a0Eknath Shinde<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            This award recognizes Maharashtra\u2019s commitment to agricultural innovation and sustainable development, further cementing its position as a leader in the agricultural sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            The 15th Agriculture Leadership Awards Committee has announced that Maharashtra has won the Best Agriculture State Award for 2024. The announcement was made by the committee headed by Justice P Sathasivam, former Chief Justice of India and Governor of Kerala. Eknath Shinde, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, will receive the award on July 10, 2024, at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":167924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5240],"tags":[4925],"class_list":["post-167915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-july-2024","tag-awards-honours-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167915"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167925,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167915\/revisions\/167925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}