Khattar lays stone of Research Centre at Kharkhari, Bhiwani

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khatter acting swiftly on the call made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 76th I-Day celebrations for taking the country forward in the direction of research and innovation, on Sunday laid the foundation stone of the Regional Research Centre, Kharkhari and Animal Science Centre, Bahal at Bhiwani .

On August 15, the Prime Minister in his address to the nation had given a new slogan of 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan and Jai Anusandhan'. Envisaging the same, the State Government under the dynamic leadership of Manohar Lal had started working in the direction of promoting research.

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that being an agrarian state, today is a special day for the agriculture sector of the state. "Today we have set 2 milestones by replacing the traditional food grains cultivation with new technology as per the needs of the new era.

I am sure that these two regional centres of both Universities will make their mark on the strength of research in our agriculture sector," said Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister has also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 16 projects worth Rs 224.56 crore in Bhiwani today.

Meanwhile, on the demand raised by people belonging to the Nayak caste to include them in the list of Scheduled Castes, the Chief Minister assured them that the State Government is ready to extend any possible help to them. He said that talks have been held with the Central Government and in the next one month, this issue will be discussed again with them.