.Our lawmakers innovator Jairam Ramesh affirmed that turned off 199 district agro-meteoreological units. (Documents Photograph) 2 minutes went through Last Improved: Aug 03 2024|1:04 PM IST.The Congress on Sunday declared that 199 district agro-meteoreological units, which delivered farmers at the block-level free-of-cost weather advising companies, were closed down as the NITI Aayog "misstated" their duty to validate the choice.Our lawmakers general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh discussed a media report on X which claimed that the farm weather condition consultatory workplaces were closed in March this year as the NITI Aayog "misrepresented" their job and looked for privatisation." The India Meteorological Department turned off 199 area agro-meteoreological devices (DAMUs). These agromet systems delivered all farmers at the block-level free-of-cost weather condition advising services, as well as important information pertaining to sowing, use fertilisers, collecting and also keeping crops," he pointed out.Experts suggest that while the spending plan outlay for these systems each year was actually around Rs forty five crore, the advantage was around Rs 15,000 crore, Ramesh indicated.The shutdown was actually resisted by Association Priest Nitin Gadkari, and through many essential stakeholders, consisting of the Gujarat-based Organization of Agrometeorologists, he declared." RTI files now expose that it was actually the NITI Aayog that recommended that area agromet services be privatised and also monetised. In fact, the Aayog overstated their function to warrant this choice, asserting that the agromet units be turned off since information was now automated," he said." This is actually not true - agromet workers customised main forecasts for local use and customized records for other advisories, such as those pertaining to making use of fertilizers," Ramesh claimed in his blog post on X." The Aayog's deception and its shortage of tenacity in withstanding the Federal government when faced with the Federal government's bad decision-making is actually illuminative of its own job over the final a decade as a simple drumbeater as well as cheerleader for the non-biological PM," Ramesh pointed out, banging everyone policy think-tank.Initial Published: Aug 03 2024|1:01 PM IST.