According to the announcement declared by the Prime Minister on National Edible-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) to start with the new mission for Indians to make them self-sufficient in cooking oils, including pal oils, with the hope of reducing the dependence on imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PM Narendra Modi addressed, “a virtual event on the PM-Kisan scheme and said that around Rs 11,000 crore will be invested in the edible oil ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rs 19,500 crore is transferred to over 9.75 crore farmers under the government’s flagship PM-Kisan scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PM also said that, though India has become Atma Nirbhar or self-sufficient in the production of wheat, sugar, and rice, it was not enough for the country to be dependent on huge imports of edible oils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modi stressed,\u201d India must become self-reliant in edible oil too as he announced NMEO-OP.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With this benefit, to promote farming to produce palm oil and other oil seeds farmers will get all facilities with regard to this as ensured by the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To meet the domestic demand, India is dependent on imports of edible oil. 55 percent of total imports is constituted of palm oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modi further added that thousands of crores are spent on edible oil imports and this money should rather go to farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
North-eastern states and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands could be the best to promote palm farming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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