Div Com Reviews Implementation Of CSS, UT Schemes

Srinagar- Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Anshul Garg, Thursday chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess the implementation and progress of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) and Union Territory (UT) schemes under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) by the Agriculture and Sericulture departments.

The meeting was attended by the Director of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Additional Director Sericulture, Deputy Director Planning, and other senior officers from the concerned departments.

During the meeting, Div Com evaluated the effectiveness of ongoing schemes aimed at promoting agriculture and allied sectors with a focus on economic growth, increased crop productivity, employment generation, and boosting farmers' incomes.

Emphasizing the importance of tangible outcomes, Div Com directed officers to ensure that the benefits of all schemes are effectively percolated down to the grassroots, reaching the intended beneficiaries. He stressed the need to bridge the gap between targets and actual achievements under the various schemes.

Highlighting the role of digital platforms in modern agriculture marketing, he urged departments to assess the impact of digital interventions and to integrate larger e-commerce platforms such as Amazon to facilitate better market access and higher returns for farmers.

Div Com instructed the Agriculture department to focus on the distribution of scientifically advanced, high-yielding crop varieties, which are crucial for enhancing per hectare productivity. He also called for motivating farmers to adopt highly remunerative agricultural practices, such as mushroom cultivation and sericulture, as part of an integrated farming approach.

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