DDC Kupwara Chairs DLTC Meeting to Finalize Scale of Finance for Agriculture and Allied Sectors

KUPWARA : District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kupwara, Shrikant Suse, today chaired a meeting of the District Level Technical Committee (DLTC) at the DC Office, Kupwara to finalize the Scale of Finance for the year 2026–27 for agriculture and allied sectors, including Agriculture, Horticulture, Floriculture, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Sheep Husbandry.

The Convener DLTC and Chief Manager (C&APD), Zahoor Ahmad Indrabi, briefed the chair about the agenda, followed by detailed deliberations with the Chief Planning Officer, Lead District Manager, sectoral officers and representatives of various banks on input costs for crops and allied activities such as fodder, fertilizers, pesticides, labour, manure and maintenance of dairy animals. The DDC emphasized realistic costing and stressed the need to ensure maximum coverage of farmers under institutional credit and related schemes.

The committee finalized the proposed Scale of Finance for short-term loans to farmers, which will be forwarded to the State Level Technical Committee for approval. The approved Scale of Finance will form a key basis for preparation of the district’s Potential Credit Plan and will guide banks in fixing crop loan and Kisan Credit Card limits for the financial year 2026–27.