Addressing an event in New Delhi, Gadkari said, currently, the government's minimum support prices for crops are way higher than commercial market prices
Nitin Gadkari said the growth rate in agriculture will lead to an increase in the purchasing power of the rural population. File pic
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday emphasised the need to increase the agriculture growth rate and purchasing power in rural India to prevent migration of rural youth to cities.
Addressing an event in New Delhi, Gadkari said, currently, the government's minimum support prices for crops are way higher than commercial market prices.
"If the agriculture growth rate increases, then rural youth will not be forced to migrate to metro cities like Delhi and Mumbai for livelihood," he said.
According to him, the growth rate in agriculture will lead to an increase in the purchasing power of the rural population.
Gadkari also emphasised the need for more intensive use of bamboo resources in the country, saying bamboo can create employment opportunities and contribute to rural development.
He pointed out that the use of bamboo in the energy sector will help India in reducing the import of fossil fuels.
Gadkari said bamboo has the potential to be used as an alternative to coal and can also be used in construction.
He said bamboo can also be used to make bio-CNG and charcoal and IITs can be roped in to conduct further research on this with the help of special grants from Bamboo Mission.
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