Excelsior Correspondent
DODA, Nov 8: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Mubarak Singh today inaugurated two days orientation workshop for district level officers on Centrally sponsored schemes in the agriculture and allied sectors.
The workshop has been organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu with an aim to import the latest techniques and inputs based on the researches carried out by the Agriculture Universities.
Dr KS Rissam, Director Extension of SKUAST-Jammu informed that during these two days lectures on the extract drawn from Agriculture Department as well as from University will be delivered on Centrally Sponsored Schemes and various components of ATMA and ISOPOM which will definitely update the knowledge of officers and will equip them with latest inputs of the programmes.
DDC emphasized upon the urgent need of making the farmers aware of the various schemes and techniques of the Agriculture and allied sectors.
He impressed upon the officers to motivate the farmers to adopt activity of cash crop like vegetable growing, mushroom development, bee keeping and dairy farming.
A number of senior Officers from Director of Agriculture and University namely Dr RS Bandral, Dr Munish Sharma, Dr Amit Singh Jasrotia, Dr Amitesh Sharma, CM Sharma, R Dhar, BK Zutshi, Ajab Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner Imam Din, Chief Agriculture Officer, Chief Horticulture Officer, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer and District Sheep Husbandry Officer participated in the said workshop.
Later, DDC also held a meeting with the officers of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CPAD), Transport Department and Food Corporation of India.
He directed the officers to ensure sufficient stock of food grains, LPG and kerosene oil in view of ensuing winter season.
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