Agriculture Ministry felicitates Sikkim’s women farmer, agriculture officer

GANGTOK, :Two women from Sikkim, a progressive farmer and an Agriculture department official, were felicitated at the national-level celebration of Mahila Kisan Diwas 2026 in New Delhi on Thursday.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, felicitated 25 women farmers actively engaged in agriculture and 25 women agriculture officers and extension workers from across the country for their significant contributions at the field level.

Sarita Mangar, a progressive woman farmer and president of a Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO), and Rachna Gurung, director of State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI), Agriculture department, were among those honoured at the event.

The felicitation ceremony was held at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi and was presided over by Dr Atish Chandra, secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.