Centre to fund fencing under MIDH and millet support under NFSM for Uttarakhand
On 7 July 2025 in Delhi, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and announced MIDH funds for fencing against wild animals and NFSM funds to promote the millets Mandua and Jhingora.
Summary
Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Delhi on 7 July 2025 to discuss the state's needs in agriculture and rural development. On crop damage by wild animals in the mountainous border state, Chouhan announced that the Centre will provide funds under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) for fencing. Responding to Uttarakhand's request to promote the traditional millets 'Mandua' (finger millet) and 'Jhingora' (barnyard millet), the Centre decided to allocate funds under the National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSM).
Key facts
- Meeting
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan and CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, Delhi, 7 July 2025
- Fencing
- Funds under MIDH against crop damage by wild animals
- Millets
- Funds under NFSM for Mandua (finger millet) and Jhingora (barnyard millet)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under which scheme did the Centre announce funds for fencing against crop damage by wild animals in Uttarakhand (July 2025)?
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Correct answer: A — Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
Agriculture Ministry: the Central Government will provide funds under MIDH to support fencing efforts in the state.
Which two traditional millets of Uttarakhand will get support under NFSM, as decided at the meeting of 7 July 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Mandua and Jhingora
Agriculture Ministry: Uttarakhand sought support for 'Mandua' (finger millet) and 'Jhingora' (barnyard millet); the Centre decided to allocate funds under NFSM.