New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated college and administration buildings of the Rani Lakshmi Bai (RLB) Central Agricultural University in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi.
He inaugurated the buildings through remote video conference at 12:30 pm today.
The RLB Central Agriculture University is located in Jhansi and is a prominent institute of the Bundelkhand region.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of State (MoS) for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Kailash Choudhary also attended the virtual event. The RLB Central Agriculture University is located in Jhansi and is a prominent institute in the Bundelkhand region.
“It is currently operating from the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi as the main buildings were getting ready,” said the Prime Minister’s Office in a statement.
When we talk about self-reliance in agriculture then it is not limited to self-sufficiency in food grains but encompasses self-reliance of the entire economy of the village, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
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The University has started its first academic session in 2014-15 and is offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
