Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh urged banks to simplify loan processes to support farmers and women entrepreneurs. He was speaking at the inauguration of Entrepreneurship Development Conclave 2025, themed “Empowering Entrepreneurs Transforming Livestock Economics in Pune on Monday.In his address, Rajiv Ranjan Singh highlighted the role of animal husbandry in rural economic development, the need for FMD vaccination programs to achieve “FMD Mukt Bharat,” and the creation of nine FMD-free zones, including Maharashtra. He encouraged greater participation in government entrepreneurship programs.
During the conclave, Singh launched total 40 projects ; 20 projects each respectively under the National Livestock Mission (NLM) and the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF).The Ministers visited exhibition stalls, interacted with entrepreneurs, and felicitated top-performing states—Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu for AHIDF, and Karnataka, Telangana, and Madhya Pradesh for the Entrepreneurship Programme. Banks such as Canara Bank, State Bank of India, and HDFC Bank were also recognized for their credit support under these schemes.
Minister of State S.P. Singh Baghel and George Kurien. Maharashtra’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Pankaja Munde, also graced the occasion.
Newsinc24 Team
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