FM Nirmala, CM Naidu Launch Global Horticulture Hub At Madanapalle

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday laid the foundation for a Rs 1 lakh-crore global horticulture hub at Madanapalle in Annamayya district. 

They also laid the foundation stone for the Indian School of Agriculture (ISA). Later, addressing a public meeting, Sitharaman hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his contributions to the farmers and listed out several schemes such as Kishan Samman Nidhi and Kisan Credit Card.

She also mentioned providing urea to farmers without any shortage. Recalling the Covid-19 pandemic, she noted imported urea



per sack was at Rs 3,000. 

However, the PM made sure that farmers would buy it at Rs 300 and the central government would bear the subsidy cost of Rs 2,700. "Even now, the price of urea is roughly the same. However, PM Modi insisted that farmers should not pay more than Rs 300 (per sack)," she said.

The union minister further said that the prime minister brought 122 varieties of seeds which could withstand excess heat and also water shortage. Through the Gobardhan scheme, PM Modi created a system to generate bio-gas available within the villages, among other schemes, including insurance for farmers, she said.