Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 22: Director Agriculture Jammu, Arvinder Singh Reen, undertook a two-day extensive tour of District Ramban, focusing on the implementation and progress of various ongoing agricultural initiatives and schemes.
During the visit, Director Agriculture convened a detailed review meeting at the Chief Agriculture Office, Ramban, where he assessed the status of several central and UT-sponsored schemes including HADP, JKCIP, CSS, and NABARD. He also reviewed the progress of various flagship programmes under SHCS, PMFBY, KCC, PM Kisan, and RKVY. CAO Ramban Vinay Kumar Jandyal briefed Director Agriculture about the status of works going on in the field. Meeting was attended by Ayaz Rishi Sub-Divisional Officer Ramban, Naveen Kumar Sub-Divisional Officer Gool, Jamshed Ahmad ASCO Ramban, SMS-DL, other senior officers and field staff of District Ramban.
Director A.S Reen inspected key agricultural infrastructure in the district, including the Mushroom Unit and Honey Processing Plant at DCTC Ramban, and visited the Integrated Farming System (IFS) Model established by progressive farmer Sh. Zubair Ahmad Sohail at Chenab Valley Farm, Village Chamalwas, Banihal. Commending the initiative, he urged farmers to embrace Integrated Farming for sustainable income generation.
Further, Director Agriculture inspected a Low-Cost Polyhouse of beneficiary Abdul Rashid Khan in Panchayat Karwah, Zone Banihal, highlighting the importance of protected cultivation. At a well-attended farmers' gathering in Banihal, he elaborated on various components of HADP, encouraging farmers to utilize the Kisan SATHI Dashboard to apply for government schemes related to plantation, protected cultivation, water harvesting, drip irrigation, custom hiring centers, farm machinery, processing units, and nursery establishment.
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