Jammu, Nov 10: Deputy Commissioner Jammu Minga Sherpa convened a high-level review meeting on Sunday to examine the operational progress of the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) and the Jammu & Kashmir Competitiveness Improvement Project (JKCIP), issuing firm directives to departmental heads to accelerate beneficiary onboarding and support rural agri-enterprises.
The twin flagship agricultural initiatives represent a comprehensive reform agenda designed to modernize farming infrastructure, promote post-harvest agro-processing entrepreneurship, and augment household incomes across rural Jammu. During the deliberations, sectoral officers presented comprehensive data detailing the volume of applications processed, sanctioned loans, ground-level business units established, and the ongoing digital enrollment and skilling of farmers registered on the Daksh Kisan online portal.
The Deputy Commissioner conducted an exhaustive sector-by-sector appraisal covering agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, poultry, fisheries, and sericulture divisions. Taking note of capital fund allocations, Sherpa instructed nodal officers to eliminate administrative delays and swiftly clear pending sanction files to ensure financial and technical benefits reach genuine agricultural practitioners in a timely fashion.
Underlining the transformative objective of the HADP framework, the Deputy Commissioner underscored the necessity of robust inter-departmental synergy and mandatory field inspections. He stated that field officers must regularly visit remote panchayats to guide farmers in adopting high-yield technologies, organic certification, and value-addition techniques.
The meeting was attended by Chief Planning Officer Ajaypal Singh, the Chief Agriculture Officer, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, Chief Horticulture Officer, and Assistant Director of Fisheries, among other senior sectoral functionaries.
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