Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the sixth International Rice Research Institute South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) campus in Varanasi. He will attend the ‘One District, One Product’ regional summit at Deendayal Hastakala Sankul in Varanasi.
The prime minister will also release a postal stamp on Maharaja Suheldeo. He will address a public rally in Ghazipur.
IRRI will come up on the campus of National Seed Research and Training Center (NSRTC) in Varanasi. According to an official release, the centre will serve as a hub for rice research and training in South Asia and SAARC region. The first international Center in the eastern India is expected to play a major role in harnessing and sustaining rice production in the region.
The ‘One District One Product’ scheme is aimed at enhancing the skills of local people and increasing the reach of the indigenous trades, crafts and products from small towns and small districts in the state. These include handicrafts, food processing, engineering goods, carpets, readymade clothes, leather goods, etc., which not only earn foreign exchange but also provide employment to the people, the release said.
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