Navin reviews finalization of CAPEX Budget 2020-21 for Horticulture Deptt

Principal Secretary, Horticulture, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Navin Kumar Choudhary, convened a meeting regarding finalization of plan under CAPEX budget for the year 2020-21 of Horticulture Department.

Principal Secretary exhorted upon the officers to layspecial focus on formulation of development oriented schemes for farmingcommunity under CAPEX budget.

   

Director, Horticulture Department Jammu, Ram Sevak;Director, Horticulture, Planning and Marketing (J&K), Imam Din; DirectorFinance (Agriculture Production) Department Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani besides seniorofficers of concerned departments were present in the meeting.

Director, Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat; ManagingDirector, Jammu and Kashmir Horticulture Produce Marketing and ProcessingCorporation (JKHPMC), Shafat Sultan attended the meeting through videoconferencing. HoDs of Horticulture department and its allied wings presentedthe outlay of budget allocation for the current year. Navin discussed activitywise capital expenditure of horticulture sector in Jammu and Kashmir. He laidstress on realization of targets and spending the resources strictly under thebudgetary provisions. Highlighting vast potential of Aloe Vera cultivation inKandi belts, Principal Secretary asked the MD JKHPMC for establishment ofnursery and two Aloe Vera processing units in Samba district to facilitate thefarmers here with enhanced scope for boosting their economy.

Navin asked the Director Horticulture Kashmir and MD JKHPMCto prepare a proposal for establishment and augmentation of controlledatmosphere (CA) storage facilities at Kashmir and New Delhi  to benefit the fruit growers of Valley.

He called upon the concerned officers to evolve farmerfriendly schemes, new concepts and innovations by adopting multi-croppingsystem in the potential areas to enhance production and productivity in the UTof J&K. He also directed for departmental nurseries to be setup to providequality fruit saplings to growers for crops including citrus, litchi, mango,apple, picanut etc.

He asked for promotion of Horticulture cultivation in everydistrict with focus on far flung areas by adopting integrated farming andCluster approach through Panchayat representatives’ involvement. He called formaking optimum use of available resources and formulation of innovativeprojects to help boost the rural economy. He also laid stress on developinghigh density nurseries and providing advanced technologies to the farmers sothat they can adopt these concepts for enhancing the production.

It was decided that a new scheme; incentives for horticulture plantation would be introduced for development of Horticulture in all the districts of Jammu. To contain the spread of Coronavirus, Navin Choudhary directed the officers to encourage the farmers for mandatory wearing of masks and maintaining safe physical distancing while visiting farm fields. Navin Choudhary asked Director Horticulture (P&M) to procure fumigation and sanitation equipments for cleaning and disinfection of Mandis. He also directed for upgradation and renovation of existing Mandis including mandis at Narwal, Bandipora and Sopore besides installation of mast lights.

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