Manohar Singh Gill: An Officer of the People
Green Revolution
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Remembering Kalkat, the farm officer
Read more here →: Remembering Kalkat, the farm officerThe Tribune, Chandigarh | February 1, 2018 The success of Punjab’s Green Revolution is well known and, I think today, that Dr Kalkat and others were not adequately recognised. The Punjab Agriculture University at Ludhiana was set up in 1960 by Sardar Pratap Singh Kairon. Mr PN Thapar, ICS, was the first Vice-Chancellor. A remarkable…
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Some thoughts on development
Read more here →: Some thoughts on developmentThe Tribune | April 13, 1988 It is an old truth now that the Punjab is the country’s leading producer of surplus foodgrains. Ever since the start of the Green Revolution in 1967, the Punjab has continued to contribute a major part of the procurement by the Food Corporation of India. Over the period 1985-87,…
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Comments for MARKFED
Read more here →: Comments for MARKFEDThe Tribune | June 23, 1986 I extend my good wishes to MARKFED on the occasion of its Annual General Meeting. Cooperatives in Punjab have played an Important role in development of agriculture and MARKFED has always been in the lead. By assuring timely availability of fertilizers and inputs it has made it possible for…
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Co ops lead in wheat procurement
Read more here →: Co ops lead in wheat procurementFor Hindustan Times Weekly | July 22, 1973 During the last 70 years the co-operative movement has progressed and proliferated in various directions, but credit still remains one of the primary objectives. Today, there are approximately 3.23 lakh co-operative societies with about 5.80 crore members in the country. They cover over 48 per cent of…
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Green Revolution and Punjab Cooperatives
Read more here →: Green Revolution and Punjab CooperativesThe Tribune, Chandigarh | October 28, 1970 It is a matter of pride for the Cooperatives of the Punjab State that today the Chief Minister, Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, is inaugurating the Fertilizer factory set up by the Markfed in collaboration with Deccan Sales Limited. The Markfed has played a key role in bringing about…