Jammu: The government today approved an action plan worth Rs.30.43 crore to give a major boost to agricultural activities in the Kashmir division during 2022-23.
The sanction was accorded during a meeting chaired by Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare, Navin Kumar Choudhary.
Navin Choudhary exhorted the officers to explore and add one additional potential crop in the entire Kashmir division during this fiscal.
He assured that oilseeds and fodder, in addition to vegetables, will be given complete support and promotion to further enhance the income of farmers.
He expressed satisfaction over coverage of almost 70 per cent of fields under mustard cultivation after paddy harvest, which was earlier used to be merely 6 to 7 per cent.
Principal Secretary directed for issuing Soil Health Cards to all farmers by 31st May 2022 asking the officers to work in a mission mode in this regard.
It was informed that an amount of Rs 2 crore has been kept in this year’s Capex budget to further enhance Saffron cultivation in the Valley.
Similarly, Rs 3 crore has been kept for community bore wells to address water shortage in the Kandi areas of Kashmir Valley.