Interacts with
farmers after review meeting of field functionaries
JAMMU, AUGUST 11: Director
Agriculture Jammu Hari Krishan Razdan, accompanied by Joint Director of
Agriculture (Extension) Jammu R. L. Bhagat visited the farmers’ fields at
Talwara, Marhi, Baggha, Painthal, Katra and Nomian to monitor the progress of
various Farmers’ welfare schemes and interacted with farmers to get the
firsthand information regarding requirements and problems of the farmers.
During the review
meeting of the officers and field functionaries of Reasi District, Director
Agriculture impressed upon the staff to make all out efforts to introduce
different technological interventions and adoption of Improved Agricultural
Practices for the cultivation of various crops.
He directed the
field functionaries to reach out to the farmers’ field to make them fully aware
for various farmers’ welfare schemes like Soil Health Card Scheme (SCHS),
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFSBY), Kissan Credit Card Scheme (KCCS),
National Mission on Agriculture Extension & Technology (NMAET-ATMA),
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) etc.
He asked them to
keep them updated with the latest guidelines and norms of various programmes.
Director also stressed on the staff to work for the exploitation of potential
for the cultivation pulses and asked them to work for removing the constraints
in pulse cultivation. He directed the staff to maintain the punctuality as per
Aadhar Based Attendance System and to submit the weekly tour notes and work
done reports to the higher ups.
Interacting with
the farmers at various places Director Agriculture stressed on for
diversification their farming through vegetable cultivation, apiculture, mushroom
growing and to re-orient their cropping scheme to produce cash crops and local
specialties as per demand of the market. He asked the farmers to go for the
cultivation of pulses with the use of latest technological interventions to
increase the production and raise their economic condition. He advised the
farmers to make Self Help Groups (SHGs) and Farmer Producer Organizations
(FPOs) to avail the benefits of Kisan Credit Cards (KCCs) and Crop Insurance
Scheme.
The meeting was attended O. S. Choudhary, Chief Agriculture Officer,
District Agriculture Officer (Extension) Dharmari Arvind Baru, SMS (DL)
Ravinder Gupta, ASCO Ashok Kohli, DPD (ATMA) S. L. Thussu, SDAO Reasi Rajesh
Verma, Rakesh Sharma SMS (SDL), Anil Koul SDAO Dharmari, Alok Pandotra, SMS
(SDL), Deepak Singh SMS (SDL), Neeraj Rajwal SMS (SDL), SCAs, AEOs, JAEOs and
AEAs of the area.
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