Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 11: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today emphasized on introducing latest technology in all productive sectors like agriculture, floriculture, sericulture, fisheries, horticulture, animal and sheep husbandry aiming at improving the socio-economic conditions of the farming community, adding that this is the only key source to ensure prosperity of the State in general and farming community in particular..
The Minister was addressing a gathering at Khour in tehsil Jourian district Jammu today after inaugurating one day Awareness camp-cum-Kisan Mela. The camp was organized by the J&K State Advisory Board for Development of Kisans under Information, Education and Communication (IEC) programme.
Vice Chairman, J&K State Advisory Board for Development of Kisans, Daljit Singh Chib, MLA Khour Dr. Krishan Lal Bhagat, Director Agriculture Jammu, Director Floriculture Jammu and other senior officers of Agriculture and its allied wings, a number of farmers and prominent citizen of Khour area participated in the Programme.
The Minister said that such Melas make farmers aware about latest technology and also its use for boosting crop and its cultivation besides increasing production in livestock, milk and mutton.
Mr. Hanjura expressed hope that the deliberations held during the Mela will prove beneficial to the participants and will pave way for bringing about excellence in agriculture and its allied sectors. He advised the farmers to take benefits of Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojna, Pradhanmantri Seenchayi Yojna, Jan Dhan Youja and other schemes.
He said under Pradhan Mantri Seenchayi Yojna, the Department of Agriculture has prepared detailed project reports and submitted to the concerned for arrangement of funds. He said under the scheme every piece of land will get irrigating facility.
Referring to the conducting of soil testing, Mr. Hanjura said that 6 Mobile Soil Testing Lab are presently functional in Jammu and the concerned departments have been asked to ensure soil testing in each area of the Jammu province.
The Minister said that PDP-BJP Government headed by Mehbooba Mufti is committed for upliftment of the farmers and appealed the people for cooperation.
Vice Chairman, J&K State Advisory Board in his address appealed the farmers to avail benefits from the schemes launched by the Government.
MLA Khour Dr. Bhagat also spoke on the occasion and highlighted the resolve of present dispensation which is keen to do a lot for the farming community.
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