An allocation of Rs. 1000 crore has been proposed in the budget 2013-14 to continue support to the new green revolution in Eastern States like Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal to increase the rice production. An outlay of Rs. 500 crore is proposed for starting a programme of crop diversification that would promote technological

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee called for a Second Green Revolution in Agriculture that is more holistic and widespread. He said that such an initiative should be accompanied by development of rural infrastructure, human development and increased sensitivity to ecology and environment. Given the gargantuan task ahead, it is imperative that the Government

In order to address the constraints limiting the productivity of rice based cropping systems in eastern India, the Government launched a programme namely ‘Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India (BGREI)’ during the year 2010-11. It is a sub scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and is being implemented in seven States viz. Assam, Bihar,

Government of India has been implementing a programme of  Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India (BGREI) –a sub scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in eastern States of Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh (East) and West Bengal since 2010-11. The objective of the programme is to increase the

Rs. 332.87 crore have been released to seven States for extending green revolution to east India in the current financial year (2011-12) as on 20.1.2012.
Rs. 400 crore have been earmarked for this sub-scheme under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) for this year. The programme targets improvement in the rice based cropping system in the selected