Shri. Bhagirath Choudhary Ji, Hon,ble Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, Govt. of India visited the ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region Umiam on 26th April 2026. Respected Shri Bhagirath Choudhary, Hon,ble Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, Govt. of India, addressed the gathering of scientists and farmers and appreciated the institute’s endeavors for agricultural development in NEH Region. He emphasized that as a country with farming as our priority our goal should be to make farming community sustainable and profitable in NEH Region. He stressed on natural farming and urging upon the farmers for the balanced use of fertilizers. He informed that the climate change being a major challenge in agriculture, he urged upon the scientist and farmers to collaborate and develop crops and techniques as per the climatic requirements. He stressed on "Per Drop More Crop" and "Vocal for Local” initiative of the government to make India self-reliant (Atmanirbhar) by promoting domestic products, supporting local manufacturing, and upgrading local supply chains into global brands. Hon’ble minister has also distributed the farm tools for the farmers in this programme.