Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, Mar 8: School of Economics, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) hosted a one-day workshop on “Prospects of Micro-Irrigation under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana”, funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).
Chief guest of the program, Vice Chancellor SMVDU, Prof Pragati Kumar, in his inaugural address, emphasised the importance of Economics for successful implementation of any Government scheme, like PMKSY.
Dr Ashutosh Vashishtha, Dean, Faculty of Management also addressed the gathering and highlighted some important aspects of PMKSY.
Dr Kakali Majumdar, the Project Director, Associate Professor, School of Economics, provided a comprehensive overview of the workshop’s agenda.
Head, School of Economics, Dr Roop Lal Sharma also spoke on the occasion.
Dr Meenakshi Rajeev, Professor, IIT Jammu, who was guest of honour of the event, highlighted the concerns of micro irrigation emphasizing on the impact assessment, credit utilization, spillover effect etc.
Perminder Singh, DHO Udhampur, shed light on the possibilities of horticulture crops in Jammu region. Dr Pawan Kumar Sharma, Associate Professor, SKUAST Jammu, enriched the workshop with further elaboration on the different aspects of PMKSY and the ground level realities and problems.
There was an interactive session with PMKSY beneficiaries, non beneficiary farmers, SHG and Panchayat people. This session was coordinated by Joint Director, (SLUB), Mahesh Kumar Verma and Sanjeev Khajuria, Technical Assistant Joint Director Agriculture. Verma listened to the problems of farmers and provided some possible solutions to them.
The vote of thanks of the inaugural programme was delivered by Dr Pabitra Kumar Jena, Assistant Professor, School of Economics. The other participants of this ICSSR funded workshop were faculty members, scholars and post graduate students of different universities. The workshop concluded with the summary note presented by the Research Associate, Dr Alisha Mahajan.
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