Shivraj Singh Chouhan holds Gram Chaupal at Dumri Khurd, Gorakhpur (UP)
On 18 October 2025, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a 'Gram Chaupal' at Dumri Khurd village in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, noting that GST on agricultural machinery had been cut from 12% and 18% to 5%.
Summary
On 18 October 2025, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a 'Gram Chaupal' at Dumri Khurd village in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, with farmers, Self Help Group members and panchayat representatives. He assured compensation under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for crop losses and spoke of raising lentil and gram output under the Centre's 'Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission'. He noted the increase in MSP for rabi crops and said GST on agricultural machinery had been reduced from 12% and 18% to 5%. He urged farmers to take up animal husbandry, fisheries, beekeeping and horticulture alongside farming.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 18 Oct 2025, Dumri Khurd, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Event
- Gram Chaupal
- GST on agri machinery
- Cut from 12% and 18% to 5%
- Pulses
- Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission — lentils and gram
- Advice
- Animal husbandry, fisheries, beekeeping, horticulture
Practice MCQs 1 questions
At the Gram Chaupal in Gorakhpur on 18 October 2025, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said GST on agricultural machinery had been reduced from 12% and 18% to what rate?
Show answer
Correct answer: D — 5%
PIB: the GST rates on agricultural machinery have been reduced from 12% and 18% to 5%.