(a) whether the Government is having a long term plan to develop Agro Machinery Manufacturing in a big way in the country; and
(b) if so, the details of the program of action in this regard?
(a) whether the Government is having a long term plan to develop Agro Machinery Manufacturing in a big way in the country; and
(b) if so, the details of the program of action in this regard?
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a) & (b): ICAR’s Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal and the centres of All India Coordinated Research Projects (AICRPs)/ Consortia Research Platforms (CRPs) located in different parts of the country are engaged in research and development of farm machinery in India. The CIAE organizes interaction meets with agricultural machinery manufacturers and efforts are made by the institute to promote agricultural machinery manufacturing through R&D, multiplication of research prototypes, capacity building, testing of commercial prototypes, confidential testing of their new product, etc. This ensures increased capabilities, improved quality of product and improvement in production line.
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