SRINAGAR: An amount of Rs 1959.88 crore has been approved as grants for Agriculture, Horticulture, Floriculture and Cooperative sectors for the current fiscal year in the Legislative Assembly today.
Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, while winding up the discussions on demand of grants for the Agriculture and allied Departments in Legislative Assembly, said specific initiatives have been taken for Development of Basmati Village, Development of Mushkbudji Village, Development of Saffron Village, waiver off of 50 per cent Kissan Credit Card (KCC) loan to the poor and vulnerable group of farmers having loan limit upto Rs 1.00 lakh.
Mr Hanjura said Saffron Mission has been launched for rejuvenation of Saffron cultivation in the State as the productivity per hectare had started declining. But, he said during the course of Saffron Mission at Mid-term, the production per hectare has increased from 1.89 Kgs per hectare to 4.5 Kgs per hectare.
“It is expected that this year after installing sprinkler irrigation at 60 places the production may touch up-to 10Kgs per hectare. Samboora village is being developed as a Model Saffron Village,” he added.
Mr Hanjura further said Traditional Basmati rice of R S Pura, Jammu and Rajmash of Bhaderwah, Kishtwar, Bani and other temperate areas are gaining economic significance through various Departmental interventions in quality improvement, productivity enhancement, marketing etc. (AGENCIES)
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