Announce special economic package for fruit growers: Vakil to HM

Sopore, Oct 04: Senior Vice-President Peoples’ Conference (PC) former Minister Abdul GaniVakil Tuesday appealed to the Home Minister of India to announce a special economic package for fruit growers.
He said that the fruit growers have suffered a lot during the last few years due to COVID, weather vagaries, turmoil and the recent blockade on fruit laden trucks on Jammu Srinagar National Highway and have incurred losses worth crores.
A statement from the party said that Vakil was addressing meeting of party workers at Harwan, Sopore.
While addressing the workers Vakil said fruit growers in Kashmir are facing acute hardships as the UT administration has side-lined their demands and that the fruit industry in Kashmir is on the verge of a collapse.
Many promises were made to fruit growers by successive governments to promote said industry but nothing has been done. This industry is providing livelihood to thousands of the people, if the government fails to address this industry, thousands of people will be deprived of their livelihood and appealed to the HM of India to take special steps in reviving the fruit industry by granting a comprehensive economic package to fruit growers including waiving off KCC Loan which is need of hour so that fruit growers can take sigh of relief.