Union Minister and IAS Officer’s Family Receive Subsidies Under Ministry’s Horticulture Scheme
Records show that Union Minister Bhagirath Choudhary received nearly Rs 1 crore in subsidy under a commercial horticulture scheme run by the National Horticulture Board (NHB), which operates under his ministry. Additionally, family members of IAS officer Naresh Pal Gangwar, also linked to the ministry, received over Rs 1.16 crore in subsidies under the same scheme in Rajasthan. The initiative supports large-scale farming of select vegetables and flowers with subsidies capped at Rs 1 crore per family, administered by a board including these officials as ex-officio members.