Singh, also inaugurated a hostel for farmers who come for training at the Faridabad based Directorate, Agriculture Ministry said in a statement.
Officials of the Directorate updated the Minister about increase in the registration of insecticides in last 18 months to 51,594 compared with 21,741 during the four years period of previous government.
They also shared with Singh that the Directorate played a key role in assuring that the European Union lifts ban on import of Indian mangoes, the statement added.