National Farmers Day or Rashtriya Kisan Diwas in India is celebrated every year on 23 December. Likewise in the year 2023, the National Farmers Day or Rashtriya Kisan Diwas will be celebrated on Saturday, 23 December 2023, throughout India.
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National Farmers Day or Rashtriya Kisan Diwas to mark the birth anniversary of our former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.
Chaudhary Charan Singh was born on 23 December 1902 in Noopur in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. He served as the 5th Prime Minister of India from 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980. He also served as the 5th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh twice. First from 3 April 1967 to 25 February 1968 and then again from 18 February 1970 to 1 October 1970.
Chaudhary Charan Singh championed the cause of farmers. He came from a farming community and family. He was the chief architect of land reforms in Uttar Pradesh. Therefore, his birthday, 23 December is celebrated as National Farmers Day or National Peasants Day or Rashtriya Kisan Diwas in Hindi.
In 2001, the Central Government led by Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee decided to celebrate every year 23 December as Kisan Diwas to commemorate the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh. Since then, every year 23 December is celebrated as Kisan Diwas.
For more info, visit https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/former_pm/shri-charan-singh/
Farmers are the backbone of our economy. About 65% of the total population is directly engaged in agriculture and allied activities. Agriculture constitutes about 15% of the total GDP of the country.
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