New Delhi March 21 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Wednesday asked states to submit their Annual Action Plan 2018-19 to the ministry by April 15 to facilitate immediate disbursal of funds for central schemes.
"In a first of its kind meeting for the Agriculture Ministry Singh asked the states to submit their Annual Action Plan 2018-19 to the Ministry latest by April 15 so that the funds on account of central schemes on agriculture and allied sectors are disbursed immediately " said an official statement.
Singh also "took stock of the unutilized funds" of the states and union territories for 2017-18 and requested them to utilise it before March ends.
He also sought inter-state criteria information on Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana to be sent urgently.
--IANS
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