NITI Aayog’s Delta Ranking
Excelsior Correspondent
Baramulla, Jan 17: In a significant development, Baramulla district has once again achieved a milestone in Agriculture and Water Resources Sector by securing 3rd rank among Aspirational Districts in the country in the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog’s Delta rankings for the month of September 2022.
Pertinently, the District has achieved this landmark on the basis of overall performance that lead to the overall improvement of the district and an award money of Rs. 3 crore has been awarded to the district under the said sector.
Expressing satisfaction over the ranking, the District Development Commissioner (DDC) Baramulla, Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar complimented the team of officers who worked with utmost dedication and commitment for achieving the rank under Aspiratonal districts programme.
Speaking on the progress of the district in Agriculture sector, Dr Sehrish Asgar said that district administration has achieved this milestone based on development in the Agriculture and allied sectors. She said that during the last few years, the District has worked hard for doubling of farmers income, increase in cultivation of Mashroom, Maize, Corn and other productions.
The DDC added that the district has adopted an integrated farming approch in which agriculture can be integrated with livestock, poultry and fish maintained at same place to generate employment around the year and also get additional income.
She also said that Baramulla district has achieved a remarkable performance in Self Employment measures, Skill Development and other welfare schemes for which she extended appreciations to the concerned functionaries of the concerned departments.
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