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| Steps taken to modernize horti industry: Sham | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu , March 22:-
Minister for Horticulture, Mr. Sham Lal Sharma has said that several steps have been taken for modernization of Horticulture Industry by way of providing cold storage facilities to the growers to export their fruits to different mandies of the country, adding that Government has approved establishment of four cold stores under RKVY in the State.
He said the report from APEDA engaged for conducting a techno economic feasibility study for setting up of a cold chain in the State have been received. Besides State level Screening Committee approved requirement of cold chain under Horticulture mission and invited expresses of interest from private parties for availing assistance upto 50% on projects to be established under the scheme.
This was stated by the Minister while replying to a question by Mr A.R. Veeri in the Legislative Assembly here today. He said that Government would consider setting up of cold stores in all requisite areas.
Giving details of apple production for last two years, the Minister said the total production of apples in the State during the year 2008-09 was 13.32 MTs, out of which 6.83 lakh MTs were exported outside the State. Similarly, in 2009-10 the production of apples was 13.73 lakh MTs, out of which 7.50 lakh MTs were exported outside the State.
The Minister said that Horticulture Department (P&M) has no authority to fix freight charges for the carriage of fruits from the production areas to different destination in the country. He said there is no proposal with the department to evolve such a mechanism. He said freight charges are determined by the supply and demand principle in the market through the State Transport Authority regulates the rate structure.
The Minister said that 400 kanals of State land for establishment of a terminal market at Jablipora Anantnag have been identified; adding that after completing land acquisition process the necessary work would be started.
Mr Abdul Gaffar Sofi, Ch Mohammad Ramzan, Mr Mohammad Ashraf Ganai, Mr Ashok Kumar, Er. Abdul Rashid and Mr M. Y. Tarigami raised the supplementaries and demanded cold storage and other necessary facilities to the fruit growers of the State.
Meanwhile he also stated that SSRB has selected 234 drivers which would be posted shortly to run ambulances in various health institutions, adding some more posts of drivers have been created and referred to SSRB for selection so that all 500 ambulances in the department get drivers to make these operational.
Replying to supplementaries of members on a question of Ch Mohammad Ramzan in the Legislative Assembly here today, the Minister said under rules drivers cannot be engaged under Hospital Development Fund (HDF) which he said would be clear violation of norms and rules. He said HDF is only meant for repairs and maintenance of hospital requirement and buildings. He said we shall have to be judicious utility of public money and not violate set norms in this regard. He said Government is shortly procuring 25 critical care ambulances gives fillip to healthcare delivery system.
Giving details of the sanctioned strength of medicos and para-medicos in health institutions of district Kupwara, the Minister said that out of sanctioned 1558 posts of medicos and para-medicos 1134 posts are filled up and vacant posts in respect of A grade, B grade medicos and para-medicos are mostly the newly created posts.
He said 11 primary health centres are functioning in Handwara constituency and against sanctioned strength of 34 doctors, 26 are in position. Similarly 108 posts are para-medicos and other staffs are in position against the sanctioned strength of 150. He said in most of PHCs, X-ray plants, Dental Units, Lab and Ambulance facilities are available.
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