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GIFT TO FARMERS
MSP OF 14 KHARIF
CROPS HIKED

oving ahead with the goal of
Mdoubling the income of farmers,
the government has given another
gift to them. In the meeting of the
Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs held on June 8, it approved
an increase in the Minimum Support
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD: NHAI Price (MSP) for various Kharif crops
for the year 2022-23. There has been
LAYS 75KM HIGHWAY IN 105 HRS an increase in the MSP of 14 Kharif
crops from 4 to 9 percent.

e don't just connect towns and villages when we MSP (IN RS/ MSP
"Wbuild roads and bridges. We associate success with CROP QUINTAL) FOR HIKE IN
aspirations, opportunity with optimism, and happiness with 2022-23 RUPEES
hope." Taking forward this belief of Prime Minister Narendra Paddy (General) 2040 100
Modi, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) Paddy (Grade A) 2060 100
completed such work for the first time in the world, earning a Jowar (hybrid) 2970 232
spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. Jowar(Maldandi) 2990 232
On a single lane, the 75-kilometer bituminous
concrete road between Amravati and Akola was Millet 2350 100
built in 105 hours and 33 minutes. The stretch Ragi 3578 201
between Amravati and Akola is part of National Mecca 1962 92
Highway-53. It is an important east-west corridor Tur 6600 300
connecting major cities like Kolkata, Raipur, mug 7755 480
Nagpur, and Surat. This 75-kilometer road was Urad 6600 300
built by 720 workers, including a consulting team. 75 kilometres Peanuts 5850 300
of single-lane bituminous concrete road corresponds to 37.5
kilometres of two-lane paved road. Construction on the road Sunflower Seeds 6400 385
began around 7 a.m. on June 3rd and was completed by 5 Soybean (Yellow) 4300 350
p.m. on June 7th. Previously, the Guinness World Record Sesame 7830 523
for bituminous road construction was set in Doha, Qatar, in Ramtil 7287 357
February 2019. A 25.275-kilometer road was built here.It took Cotton (Medium) 6080 354
ten days to complete. Cotton(long) 6380 355
THIRD INDIA - BANGLADESH TRAIN SERVICE BEGINS

ince 1971, India has prioritised its relationship India’s Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and
Swith Bangladesh over strategic concerns, Bangladesh Railway Minister Mohammad Nurul
and these ties have recently expanded. Mithali Islam Sujan. This is the third train to connect
Express will now take the emotional relationship the two countries, following the Kolkata-Dhaka
between the two countries to the next level. Maitree Express and the Kolkata-Khulna Bandhan
This was announced last year during Prime Express. This train will run twice per week.
Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh. It connects Bangladesh to North Bengal and
This train, which runs between New Jalpaiguri India's Northeast. This train will also facilitate
and Dhaka, was inaugurated on June 1 jointly by Bangladeshi travel to Nepal via India.

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