SRINAGAR, MAY 16: Minister
for Finance and Labour & Employment, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Wednesday inaugurated
an organic food store at Jawahar Nagar.
Principal Secretary Finance, Navin Kumar Choudhary, Commissioner
Secretary Agriculture MD Khan, Chairman JK Bank Parvez Ahmad, Managing Director
of the Organic Food Store, Rohit Gupta were also present on the occasion.
The Minister appreciated the efforts of the private firm in making
available much needed organic food to the people of the valley.
He said investing in production of organic food at the time when rampant
use of fertilizers have taken toll on the health of people, will go a long way
in going back to the old tradition of using organic foods and producing the
same in the local market.
He hoped and wished that more such initiatives are taken which can boost the
rural economy and at the same time provide good health. He said the popularity
of organic food will make the farmers to opt for organic farming and avoid use
of toxic fertilizers that will be good for health as well as to our economy.
He urged the
farmers to grow more and more organic produce which will be not only marketed
by the private firms but the government will also encourage such initiatives.
Principal
Secretary, Finance Navin Kumar Choudhary also appreciated the efforts of the
private firms in promoting organic food in the state and providing farmers an
option to grow organic food that can be marketed well by these private firms.
Chairman of J&K Bank Parvez Ahmad while speaking on the occasion
mentioned the importance of organic foods and appreciated the efforts of
private firms including Sarveshwar Group under leadership of Rohit Gupta to
make Organic products available to the people of Kashmir.
