KULGAM : A meeting of District Level Committee (DLC) was held today under the chairmanship of Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Kulgam, Showkat Ahmad Rather to discuss and approve the cases/proposals under Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM-FME) scheme.
During the meeting, 32 cases were tabled before the committee and after threadbare discussion regarding the various products, their productivity, processing perspective, market viability, etc. chair approved 21 cases with required financial assistance of Rs.1.83 crore under PM-FME for establishment of Micro Food Processing Units.
Chief Agriculture Officer, Ravender Kumar and District Resource Person were urged to guide all these aspirants for establishment of their units.
Among others, the meeting was attended by GM DIC Bashir Ahmad, Chief Agriculture Officer, Chief Horticulture Officer, LDM, Area Marketing Officer and other members of the committee.
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Director Agriculture inspects various Pesticide Godowns in South Kashmir
Government ready to curb any Pest Infestation in the Valley: Chowdhary Iqbal
SRINAGAR, JUNE 16: In response to various inputs related to leaf miner infestation in Kashmir, the Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal today visited various Pest Infested areas in South Kashmir and interacted with the stakeholders of the area.
The Director also visited the godowns of the pesticide companies operating in the areas to ensure insecticides sufficiency in the valley.
Iqbal said that the department is working in collaboration with the Directorate of Horticulture to curb any eventuality well in time. He gave assurance to the concerned stakeholders that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir UT is very much concerned about the crop health and shall provide every possible support to the farming community.
Director Agriculture impressed upon the field functionaries to remain in close liaison with the farming community and ensure availability of the insecticides at the sale out-lets so that the required sprays of insecticides are available to the farming community.
Director Agriculture was accompanied by Joint Director Agriculture Inputs, Mohammad Younis Chowdhury and Law Enforcement Inspectors of the area.