Baramulla: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited Baramulla district and convened a meeting of officer’s f the department to review the physical and financial progress on the implementation of centrally sponsored schemes, flagship programs and CAPEX budget at DAK Banglow Sopore.
During the meeting different centrally sponsored schemes being implemented by the department including CAPEX, RKVY, MIDH, ATMA, NFSM, PM KISAN, SOIL Health Card Scheme, KISAN Credit Card Scheme etc. were discussed in detail.
While addressing the meeting, Director Agriculture said that UT government has approved 29 projects under holistic development of agriculture and allied sectors, and implementation of these projects would not only energize the agriculture sector but will also change the economic fortune of farming community of the region. Director Agriculture impressed upon the officers to raise awareness regarding these approved projects among the farming community so that the desired results and targets could be achieved. He asked the officers to ensure that the benefit under these projects reaches every grass root level farmer. He asked the officers to put in all the efforts and work in co-ordination with the officers of allied sectors to address the issues related to primary as well as secondary agriculture.
Director agriculture reaffirmed the commitment to attract young educated youth towards the agriculture sector. He said the efforts at different levels under different centrally sponsored schemes are on in this direction and in coming days we are expecting good results.
Director agriculture directed the Chief Agriculture officer Baramulla to prepare a DPR under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) so that during the upcoming Kharief season the farmers may not face any irrigation related difficulties. He asked the officers, Officials present in the meeting to adopt one farmer each and submit the success stories so that same could be replicated in other areas of the Kashmir valley.
While talking about the expenditures Director Agriculture impressed upon the concerned officers that every penny allocated for the farmers of Kashmir Division under different centrally sponsored schemes must be judiciously utilized for the welfare of farmers and the development of farming sector in a time bound manner. He said the funds earmarked for different components must be fully utilized.
Chowdhury Iqbal asked the concerned officer to work in coordination with district administration during the implementation of different initiatives at district level. He asked the officers to reach out to the farmers of far-flung areas and make them aware about the latest farmer centric technologies in agriculture sector. He asked the officers to work in collaboration with the representatives of panchayat Raj institutions for the successful implementation of different schemes at grass root level.
Earlier, Chief Agriculture Officer Baramulla Yadminder Singh, gave a detailed presentation viz-a-via the physical and financial progress on the implementation of different centrally sponsored schemes, flagship programs in the district. He informed the meeting about different initiatives and interventions by the department.
Later on, Director Agriculture Inaugurated the semi-high tech poly house at sopore.
The Chief Agriculture Baramulla Yadminder Singh, District Agriculture Officer (Extension) Sabeena Kounsar, District Agriculture Officer Inputs Abdul Hamid Reshi, ASCO Baramulla Sheikh Anamul Gul, ADO Baramulla Gurmeet Singh, Assistant Soil Chemist Irshad Ahmad Masoodi among others was present in the meeting.