“Efforts are on, day and night, to make farming profitable “, says Union Minister

Shivraj Singh Chouhan today participated in a ceremony organised to mark the 110th birth anniversary of Jagadguru Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji at Shri Suttur Math in Mysuru, Karnataka. A large number of representatives from various political parties, saints and devotees were present at the event.

Addressing the gathering, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that serving the downtrodden is the truest form of worship.”Politics divides, but religion unites, and today religion has united all of us to serve humanity”, he stated.  The Union Minister said that the Math has been playing an unparalleled role in social welfare and serving humanity for several years. From education to healthcare, the activities of the Math in various fields have set the direction of change. The dedication and spirit of service with which work is being done makes the environment here unique. He said that “politics divides, religion unites, and serving the downtrodden is the truest form of worship”. Further, he said that along with taking our religion on the right path, the Math is engaged in social work and also trying to serve people as much as possible.

Chouhan said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi gave him the honour to become the Agriculture Minister, and as the minister, he believes that agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy and farmers are its soul. “Farmers are our life, food providers, givers of life, and serving farmers is true devotion for me,” he said. Stating that continuous efforts are on for the welfare of our farmer brothers and sisters, he said not one but many schemes have been started under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. “Our focus is to ensure that production in farming increases and cost decreases …farm produces should get fair prices, if crops are lost then proper compensation should be given, and agricultural diversification is also very necessary. There are many benefits of integrated farming, which we have to adopt,” he said.