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Odisha bags 'Krishi Karman' award

Odisha wins the award for being the best performing state in overall foodgrains production among Category-II states

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Last Updated : Feb 10 2014 | 9:57 PM IST
Odisha has bagged the 'Krishi Karman' award for being the best performing state in overall foodgrains production among Category-II states. The award was received by chief minister Naveen Patnaik from President Pranab Mukherjee during a ceremony of the 'World Forestry' conference in New Delhi. The award consists of a trophy, a citation and a cash amount of Rs two crore.

Odisha achieved a record foodgrains production of 11.4 million tonne during 2012-13. Two Odia farmers- Pradip Kumar Panda and Khitisuta Mishra were also honoured.

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First Published: Feb 10 2014 | 8:23 PM IST

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