Modi presents Krishi Karman award to Badal

Chandigarh: It was a red-letter day for Punjab when Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the prestigious Krishi Karman Award for the year 2013-14 to Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal at a special presentation ceremony held at Suratgarh in Rajasthan. Punjab became the best performing state in overall foodgrains production in the country. To felicitate the agrarian state for achieving this feat, Modi presented Badal the national award, comprising a trophy, citation and cash prize of Rs 50 million.