BHUBANESWAR: For the fifth time in a row Odisha has bagged Krishi Karman Award from the Centre for its overall food grain production in 2016-17.
Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo received the "Commendation Award" in agriculture from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Tumkur in Bengaluru on Thursday.
The award carries of a trophy, citation and Rs 1 crore cash. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar was also present at the function.
Agricultural Production Commissioner Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra and Director, Agriculture and Food Production, M Muthukumar accompanied Sahoo to the Bengaluru event.
The State has recently released its new agriculture policy SAMRUDHI 2020.