STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Director Agriculture Production & Farmers’ Welfare Jammu, S. A.S. Reen chaired a meeting of the District Agriculture officers and Sub Divisional Agriculture Officers of Jammu Division to review the progress under CAPEX, HADP and CSS District Agriculture Plans & Deliverables at Krishi Bhawan, Talab Tillo, Jammu on Sunday.
The meeting aimed at suggestions and directions for easy implementation of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes, HADP and CAPEX Budget (Scheme wise/District wise) 2024-25. At the outset, Director Agriculture reviewed in detail the status/progress of various deliverables under Departmental schemes and District Agriculture Plan including Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Seed Distribution, Diversification (Mushroom & Bee-Keeping), Soil Health Cards (SHC), Protected cultivation, Fertilizer/Pesticide samples, Plant Health Management services besides Farm Mechanization and other Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
He impressed upon the officers to identify and resolve the bottlenecks in successful implementation of farmer welfare schemes. Emphasis was laid on the latest update under various components of HADP Schemes with the directions for regular reporting of the same.
Directions were issued for achieving the physical targets and need based operations of HADP, PKVY, RKVY and various centrally sponsored schemes in the districts for facilitation of the farmers. It was further impressed upon the officers to report the activities under HADP on daily basis.
The meeting was attended by District and Sub-divisional officers who assured fulfillment of targets for all farmer-benefiting schemes undertaken by the agriculture department.