Ministry of Agriculture has taken steps to implement a news concept - "One Village, One Fruit" programme to enhance the availability of fruits even during off season.
Under this new project the ministry plans to cover 15,000 villages as fruit growing villages by introducing one fruit crop for each.
Measures will be taken to provide 1,000 plants to each village and the fruit varieties are selected considering the soil of the area and the climate.
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