Minister of State in Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Bhagirath Choudhary received subsidy of ₹99,60,000 three months ago through a scheme under his own ministry. Choudhary's project for cucumber cultivation across 16,592 sq m is one of 467 approved by National Horticulture Board (NHB). The mother, wife and son of IAS officer Naresh Gangwar are among beneficiaries of scheme.