NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday hailed the Narendra Modi government for various measures to improve the lot of farmers and spur agricultural growth, including hike in minimum support price and crop insurance scheme, to double farm income by 2022.On the first day of the party's two-day national executive, a resolution was passed to hail the initiatives of the Modi government to strengthen the farm sector."Prime Minister Narendra Modi had set target of doubling the farm income by 2022. Several initiatives of the government have started reflecting as farmers are getting the benefits now. The national executive meet thanked the PM for taking measures for agriculture's growth, including several irrigation projects," Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.Chouhan said a total of 99 projects are on the government's agenda of which 18 have been rolled out already. " 'Per Drop More Crop' was the dream of our prime minister. Besides, canal irrigation is another priority," Singh said."Farmers are delighted over MSP hike and grateful to the prime minister for making it possible. The policy towards crop purchase is equally good as it has helped the farmers. The crop insurance scheme has been beneficial to farmers across the country including Madhya Pradesh," Chouhan said claiming that milk production and fisheries are other sectors which have witnessed exponential growth.The party also decided to organise events on Mahatma Gandhi 's birth anniversary on October 2, observe the second anniversary of surgical strikes on September 29 as "Shaurya Diwas", and hold a service week between September 17 (Modi's birthday) and September 25 (birth anniversary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay).