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PM @narendramodi begins his address at the 'Sahakar Se Samriddhi' seminar, with over 7,000 representatives from cooperatives in attendance. #SahkarSeSamrudhi

For the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat to be realised, it is important for villages to be aatmanirbhar. PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

The urea plant set up in Kalol has a capacity of 1.5 lakh bottles of urea. In the coming years we will create 8 more plants, moving towards Aatmanirbharta :PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

The technology driven nano-urea plants in the country will be able to reduce India's import dependence and help farmers by reducing logistics costs. PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

We have also worked on re-starting composting plants across the country. The UP & Telangana plants are already operational. Soon in the country, fertiliser aatmanirbharta will also happen. PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

Despite several challenges like the pandemic, we ensured availability of fertilizers to our farmers : PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

₹1.6 lakh crore worth fertilizer subsidy was given last year. We will continue to improve our farmers lives and empower them : PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

Despite the global increase in prices of phosphate based fertilizers , we have tried to make sure that the increase in prices don't affect our farmers : PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

Whatever is necessary in the interest of farmers in our nation, we will do it and will continue to increase the strength of the agriculture sector in our country: PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

The cooperative model of the dairy sector is a great example in front of us. Through this model, India has become the largest dairy producer in the world, with production worth Rs. 8 Lakh Cr. : PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

The entire animal husbandry sector is worth ₹9.5 lakh crore. This is a big achievement for our small farmers : PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

Dairy sector is growing rapidly and is also contributing more to the rural economy. The sector is majorly driven by women and small famers in the country. : PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

70 lakh women of Gujarat have been the biggest contributor of our dominant dairy sector: PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

The strength of cooperatives, especially women working in them, can be seen through how Lijjat Papad and Amul have become a globally renowned brands. : PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

When we honoured the founder of Lijjat papad with the padmashri award, she came to accept the award and bless us even at the age of 90 years : PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

On 75 years of Independence, we are working towards helping cooperatives in the country grow. With this objective, a separate ministry for cooperatives has been formed at the Centre. The effort is to encourage cooperative based economic model in the country: PM #SahkarSeSamrudhi

We are working towards strengthening small farmers, small shop-keepers, SMEs, cooperatives across the nation through computerization and digital interventions: PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

GeM portal has brought transparency, efficiency and low costs in the public procurement process : PM @narendramodi #SahkarSeSamrudhi

The biggest strength of a cooperative is the ability to increase the capacity of the organization with the help of everyone and together. This will also be the strength and the guarantee of India's growth as we chart the roadmap for the next 25 years. : PM #SahkarSeSamrudhi