Srinagar: To review the physical and financial progress on the implementation of centrally sponsored schemes and CAPEX budget in district Bandipora Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal chaired a meeting of senior officers at conference hall Bandipora.
While addressing the meeting Director Agriculture Kashmir highlighted the importance of affective and timely utilization of funds for the welfare and wellbeing of farming community. He asked the officers to maintain highest levels of accountability and transparency during all the levels of expenditures and submit the utilization certificate immediately on all the schemes.
While talking about the different initiatives by the department Director Agriculture Kashmir impressed upon the officers to put in all the efforts for the successful implementation of farmers friendly schemes. He asked the officers to evolve new concepts and innovations by adopting new cropping systems in the potential areas so that the productivity could be enhanced.
Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal asked the officers to reach out to the farmers of the far flung areas and make them aware about the latest farmers centric technologies related to the development of Agriculture sector. Director Agriculture Kashmir marked the role of Panchayat Raj institutions and asked the officers to work in close coordination with the representatives of PRI’s, block development councils and district development councils so that different Centrally sponsored schemes(CSS) and flagship programmes could reach the grass root level in a more effective manner and contribute to the transformation of rural economy.
Earlier Director Agriculture was apprised of the expenditures and progress on the implementation of different centrally sponsored schemes at grass root level.
Chief Agriculture officer Bandipora Mujtaba yahya, District Agriculture officers, sub divisional and zonal officer were among others present in the meeting.

KR Desk