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C. Subramaniam becomes Union Food and Agriculture Minister

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C. Subramaniam becomes Union Food and Agriculture Minister
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Under the leadership of C. Subramaniam of Madras, high-yielding seeds were introduced, starting the Green Revolution.

Chidambaram Subramaniam had served as a Madras government minister between 1952 and 1962 before taking charge as Union Minister of Food and Agriculture on 9 June 1964. As minister he brought in high-yielding seed varieties and promoted heavier application of fertilisers. Together with M. S. Swaminathan and others, he launched the Green Revolution, which made India self-sufficient in food grains. His tenure lasted until March 1967.

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