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In a large propulsion for India's makhana sector, Union authorities approved a multi-year improvement programme with an outlay of Rs 476.03 crore for the six-year play from 2025-26 to 2030-31.
The scheme, rolled retired connected Friday, aims to mordernise and grow the ecosystem. Ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare, said successful an authoritative release, that the programme has been designed to absorption connected the probe and innovation, accumulation of prime seeds, husbandman capableness building, improved harvesting and post-harvest management, worth addition, branding and marketing, export promotion, and prime assurance. The implementation process formally began with the inaugural gathering of the National Makhana Board, held astatine Krishi Bhawan successful New Delhi. The gathering was chaired by Devesh Chaturvedi, caput successful the section of agriculture and farmers welfare, and focused connected operationalising some the Board and the Central Sector Scheme.According to the ministry, the committee reviewed the yearly enactment plans submitted by states and probe institutions and approved fund allocations for assorted components of the programme.
These steps are intended to enactment broad improvement of the sector.The gathering besides drew attraction to the request for streamlining the effect supply, saying that effect requirements from states should beryllium consolidated and met done SAU Sabour and CAU Samastipur successful Bihar for the ongoing twelvemonth and the next. To fortify skills and cognition transfer, the State Agriculture University, Central Agriculture University, Bihar, and NRC Makhana, Darbhanga, volition besides behaviour grooming programmes for trainers from assorted states.
The absorption volition beryllium connected the latest technological developments crossed the makhana worth chain, with the purpose of promoting cultivation successful both, accepted and nontraditional regions.The Board besides emphasised connected the value of processing caller cultivation and processing technologies, creating infrastructure for grading, drying, popping and packaging, promoting modern farming practices, and strengthening worth addition, branding, marketplace linkages and export preparedness “This foundational gathering acceptable the roadmap for coordinated, scientific, and market-oriented maturation of the makhana assemblage crossed India,” the ministry’s connection said. The National Makhana Board was acceptable up successful enactment with the announcement made successful the Union Budget 2025-26 and was officially launched by PM Modi successful Bihar connected September 15, this year, indicating a large propulsion to fortify and modernise the makhana industry.
