ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai celebrated 39th DARE-ICAR-CIRCOT public awareness campaign under India @75 with “Garib Kalyan Sammelan” on 31st May 2022

Garib Kalyan Sammelan was organized across the country during which Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi interacted with beneficiaries of public welfare scheme and released the 11th instalment of PM-KISAN. 3000 farmers including fish farmers participated in the programme organised at BPCL Sports Complex, Mumbai. Hon’ble Union Minister of State, Panchayat Raj, Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil and Shree Devendra Fadnavis, Ex- Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Shri Chandrakant Dada Patil, Ex- Minister of PWD & Revenue, GoM, Shree Gopal Shetty M. Member of Parliament Ji directly interacted with beneficiaries of various public welfare schemes. Prime Minister also released the 11th instalment of financial benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. This will enable the transfer of an amount of around Rs. 21,000 Crore to more than 10 Crore beneficiary farmer families. Programme was jointly organised by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai.

Scientist, I/c and other officials from Ginning Training Centre of ICAR-CIRCOT at Nagpur also participated in Garib Kalyan Sammelan organised by ICAR-CICR, Nagpur where in 800 farmers participated.