Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes charge as Union Agriculture Minister; says ‘will work to double the income of farmers’

Shivraj Singh Chouhan assumed charge as Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Tuesday. The Ministry staff presented Chouhan with a bouquet after he took charge. Chouhan highlighted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his day in office by authorising the release of the 17th installment of PM Kisan Nidhi, which will benefit 9.3 crore farmers and distribute around Rs 20,000 crore.