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Architect of India’s green revolution C. Subramaniam
February 15 , 2025
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- A statue of the former Union Minister C. Subramaniam (CS) was unveiled at the National Agro Foundation (NAF)’s Centre for Rural Development premises at Illedu village in Cheyyur taluk of Chengalpattu.
- The NAF was founded by CS.
- There was a major drought in the several northern States in 1965-66 when CS became the Union Agriculture Minister.
- It was around that time that Norman Borlaug developed hybrid Mexican wheat and M.S. Swaminathan procured seeds of IR8 and Sonalika from Manila.
- CS took the risk and got the hybrid rice and wheat seeds and distributed them throughout the country.
- And by 1971, India became self-sufficient in food grains.
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