Shadow Correspondent
Jammu, Aug, 04
Stressing on achieving the target set in by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to double farmers’ income, DDC Chairman Bharat Bhushan said that switching over to organic farming can prove to be a game changer as this can raise the income considerably besides attaining harmony with nature.
The DDC Chairman was chairing a meeting in his office chamber for disseminating information on centrally sponsored schemes envisaged for the farming community of the region. ADC Jammu Ramesh Kumar, DDC Member Maira Mandrian Suresh Sharma, CAO Jammu Arvind Baru, SDAO Marh Dr. Ashwani Jojra, SDAO Dansal Prem Singh, SDAO RS Pura N.P Singh and SDAO Akhnoor Surinder Kumar Bhat were present in the meeting.
The DDC Chairman said that best farming practices adopted by the progressive farmers of the country should invariably be brought to J&K for changing the course of life here. He said that far flung Sikkim has achieved 100 percent organic farming and pesticide free target several years ago then why not J&K can do the same for better health and good income.
The meeting also held threadbare discussion on various steps envisaged by the PM Modi led BJP Government to double the income of farmers. The other main agenda of the meeting was demand of opening an adequate number of procurement centres in the villages to reach out to farmers’ doorsteps to pick up the produce.
Bharat Bhushan asked Agriculture Officers to write a letter to Revenue Department for availability of land chunks so that an adequate number of procurement centres can be opened up in rural areas of Jammu district for the welfare of farmers.
The DDC Chairman also raised the issue of making the process of tractor subsidy convenient and trouble free for farmers. Besides, it was stressed that there is dire need to educate farmers on latest and innovative techniques and for this good number of awareness camps should be organized in the hinterland so that no farmers are left unattended.
The CAO Jammu and all SDAOs of Jammu assured the DDC Chairman that the Department of Agriculture will leave no stone unturned for the benefit of the farming community.
