Excelsior Correspondent
BARAMULLA, Oct 23: Advisor to Governor, Farooq Khan today visited Baramulla where he chaired a meeting to review progress and functioning of Agriculture, Horticulture and other allied sectors.
The meeting was attended by Secretary Agriculture Production Manzoor Ahmad Lone, District Development Commissioner Baramulla Dr G N Itoo, Director General Social Welfare, Director Horticulture, Director Agriculture, Director Sericulture, senior officers of various departments, district and sectoral officers and other concerned functionaries.
During the meeting, DDC Baramulla gave a detailed briefing to the Advisor about the progress, achievements and future plans in Horticulture, Agriculture and other vital departments.
On the occasion, Advisor Khan took a comprehensive and sector wise review of the implementation of various centrally sponsored schemes including PM-KISAN, RRKVY and MIDH. He exhorted upon the concerned officers to put in extra effort for the effective implementation of these schemes and welfare programmes.
He also directed them to complete all the ongoing projects within the stipulated time for which he issued necessary directions to the concerned authorities.
Emphasizing upon the need for the intervention of modern and scientific farming methods and techniques, Advisor Khan said that there is a need to bridge the gap between fields and labs. He said that the Government is taking every initiative for achieving augmented agricultural production so that better remunerative prices are obtained by the farmers.
Moreover, he said that agriculture and other allied sectors have immense potential to generate huge employment avenues and urged the youth to adopt such sectors for their sustainable livelihood.
Meanwhile, Advisor Khan also took a detailed review of Education, Rural Development, Social Welfare and other Departments during which he was briefed about the functioning of these departments by the concerned heads.
During his visit, Advisor also inaugurated four-storied REW building at Kupwara that has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.519.71 lakh.
The Advisor said that the district has a huge potential to produce quality horticultural, agricultural and apicultural products. He directed concerned Chief Agricultural Officer to involve youth in establishing honey processing units in the district. He said that better marketing and branding of products would help increase farmers’ income.
Advisor Khan directed officers to conduct awareness camps across the district and indentify land in far-flung areas for building up requisite infrastructure and high-density plantation.
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