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KATHUA: Union Minister of State in PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the adequate technical initiatives taken in the agriculture sector would ensure increase in the productivity and augment the economic profile of the farming community as envisaged by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Calling for the need to bring new prospective in the agriculture sector by promoting agro based entrepreneurship, Dr Jitendra Singh said the focus of government is to reach the last man who is the weakest link in the chain to make the country developed.
Speaking at the day-long awareness campaign organised by Directorate of Field Publicity on Centrally Sponsored Schemes for agriculture at GDC for Boys, Kathua, the Union Minister emphasised the need to build capacity and create jobs for the youth in the agriculture and allied sectors. He further added that similar initiatives have already been taken under his leadership in North East.
Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary who was the Guest of Honour on the occasion, urged the gathering to spread the information in their locality about various centrally sponsored schemes highlighted during the special outreach programme organised by Directorate of Field Publicity.
The campaign was aimed at spreading awareness among farmers of the area about various Centrally Sponsored Schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna, Soil Health Card, Kissan Credit Card, Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana, etc. so that farmers are able to avail benefit of these schemes to double their income by the year 2022.
MLA Kathua, Rajiv Jasrotia in his address said that farming community should take advantage of the modern technology in order to make the farming and related practices simpler and increase their productivity.
MLA Hiranagar, Kuldeep Raj said that unless the schemes and initiatives taken by the Government of India reached common rural masses, they cannot be benefited and the objective of doubling their income will remain unfulfilled.
Director General DFP, R.P Saroj in his address said that Government of India has launched 72 schemes for the benefit of the local masses and it is the duty of DFP to spread awareness about all these schemes among local masses through two way (Interpersonal) communications.
Deputy Director, DFP, J&K, Neha Jalali in her address gave brief Introduction of DFP and made people aware about the working of DFP and its aims and objectives of organising such awareness programmes. In today’s programme, resource persons from various concerned departments gave expert lectures related to various schemes of their respective Departments. Song and Drama Division mesmerised the audience with their melodious theme based and folk songs and the programme ended with singing of National Anthem.