<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan has said that integrating economic growth with welfare is the hallmark of the Narendra Modi Government. Outlining the accelerated growth and development achieved in different sectors under the eight-year-old NDA Government at the Centre,  Mr. Muraleedharan said, various measures initiated in the agricultural sector had benefitted crores of farmers. He was interacting with beneficiaries of Central Schemes as part the 'Garib Kalyan Sammelan' in Thiruvananthapuram this morning. The Union Minister felicitated farmers who made outstanding contributions.<br />''<br />''The programme held at the Central Tuber Crops Research Institute of ICAR at Sreekariyam in the capital, was later linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's live event in Shimla.</span><br />