NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched two major agricultural schemes with an outlay of Rs 35,440 crore to boost pulses production and improve the farm sector growth in 100 low-performing districts, as he exhorted farmers to reduce the country’s import dependence and increase exports.

Modi, in a special event at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Pusa campus here, launched a Rs 24,000-crore ‘Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana’ (PM-DDKY) and a Rs 11,440-crore ‘Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses’.

He also inaugurated projects valued at over Rs 5,450 crore in agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, and food processing sectors, and laid foundation stone for additional projects worth around Rs 815 crore.

During his 30-minute address, Modi attac

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