New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said in Rajya Sabha that Punjab has not yet implemented the Fasal Bima Yojna, and that had it been done, the farmers of the state would not have suffered during the recent floods.

The minister also informed the house that there has been a 44 per cent increase in production from 2014 to 2024 and the government is making efforts to help increase the production of crops per hectare.

"I am happy to say that after 2014 till 2024, there has been a 44 per cent increase in production, which is a record," Chouhan said while replying to supplementaries during question hour.

He said new technology and new systems is being adopted in agriculture sector and government is also making efforts to reduce the cost of production.

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