BK News
Srinagar, Jan 19: Director Horticulture Kashmir Ajaz Ahmad Bhat held a review meeting on Tuesday to take stock of various sponsored schemes and developmental activities.
Deputy Director-Horticulture, Chief Horticulture Officers, Chief Canning Instructor-Srinagar, District Cadre Horticulture Officers and all Horticulture Development Officers participated in the meeting, according to a statement.
During the meeting, the achievement and progress under various schemes were discussed in detail with the District Heads. The Director emphasized on all the District Heads to pull the expenditure which is still very low and to speed up execution of works in respect of major schemes, like CAPEX/PMDP/MIDH/SMAM and ensure 100 percent utilization of funds within the stipulated period of time. Further, he emphasized on all the Officers, particularly who are at the helm of production of quality planting material that they must ensure prorogation of the elite planting material on compatible and genuine stocks for the establishment of regular orchards in J&K.
Director Horticulture during the course of meeting directed to ensure adequate awareness among growers through different mediums related to benefits under the newly launched Schemes viz. “Operation Greens- Top to Total” and PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) as a part of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’. Further Director Horticulture discussed the potential of the newly introduced schemes which includes the creation of the Agriculture Infrastructure Development Fund under which new projects will be taken up for Back Ended Subsidies.
Further, the pending Joint Inspections shall be completed on a war footing basis so as to ensure the expenditure thereof in the relevant schemes. On the concluding note, Director made it clear and emphasized on all the Officers that they should give a patient hearing to the general public and should make a provision out of their daily routine work schedule for the convenience of the general public.
