Srinagar, Dec 08: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal on Thursday convened a meeting of Joint Directors, Chief Agriculture Officer Srinagar, nodal officers of different flagship programmes, District, Sub-division and zonal level officers of the department to discuss the progress on the implementation of different centrally sponsored schemes and flagship programs being implemented by the Department in the Division.
During the meeting, threadbare discussions were held on all the schemes of the department viz-a-viz CAPEX, RKVY, MIDH, ATMA, NFSM, RKVY, PM-KISAN.
Director Agriculture stressed for judiciously utilizing the funds in time bound manner to improve the expenditure. He said the funds earmarked for different components under various centrally sponsored schemes must be fully utilized for the development of farming sector in the region. He asked the officers to expend at least 25% of funds in each quarter. He directed them to submit weekly reports on the expenditure made by them and held meetings to review the same.
Director Agriculture impressed upon the officers to organise awareness programmes for educated youth so that they could be attracted towards agriculture activities like mushroom cultivation, apiculture etc. Director Agriculture said that every effort should be ensured to improve the socio- economic condition of farmers and to increase the income of farm operating families. He asked the officers to work in coordination at different levels of administration so that the farmers interest could be safe guarded.
Director Agriculture said that agro- climatic condition of our region are one of the best in the country, Therefore the scope for the seed production of different Agriculture crops should be fully explored.He said that the department is vigorously working in this direction.
