6 New KVKs to be Set Up in Manipur

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Mar 27, 2026 18:13

Union Agriculture Minister announces 6 new Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in Manipur after meeting with Deputy CM Nemcha Kipgen.

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New Delhi, Mar 27 (PTI) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday announced the setting up of six new Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in Manipur after a meeting with the state Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen here in the national capital.

Acting on her request, Chouhan directed the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to open six new KVKs in the state, an official statement said.

He also urged the Deputy Chief Minister to send a proposal for establishing a Tissue Culture Laboratory in the state.

Kipgen, who met the Union Minister at the latter's official residence here in the national capital, thanked him for extending the time period of The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-I.

Source: PTI By Rediff Money Desk, New Delhi

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