Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh urged banks to simplify loan processes to support farmers and women entrepreneurs. He was speaking at the inauguration of Entrepreneurship Development Conclave 2025, themed “Empowering Entrepreneurs Transforming Livestock Economics in Pune today.

        In his address, Rajiv Ranjan Singh highlighted the role of animal husbandry in rural economic development, the need for FMD vaccination programs to achieve “FMD Mukt Bharat,” and the creation of nine FMD-free zones, including Maharashtra. He encouraged greater participation in government entrepreneurship programs .

Minister of State S.P. Singh Baghel and Shri George Kurien. Maharashtra’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Pankaja Munde, also graced the occasion.