Horticulture Sector
Among the many centrally sponsored schemes, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has special focus on the Horticulture Sector.
Recently the Additional Chief Secretary held a review meeting to understand and know the progress under CAPEX, CSSs, NABARD & Deliverables in the Horticulture Sector of J&K.
He called for speeding up progress in different schemes to complete projects on time.
He held detailed deliberations on physical and financial progress made by the Departments under Capex 2022-23 and CSSs during the current financial year.
He held threadbare deliberations over different components of each scheme and discussed activity wise capital expenditure of the Horticulture Department and other allied activities in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory.
He also discussed the major targets of the financial year 2022-23 which include development of nurseries, support under development of high density plantation nurseries scheme, establishment of walnut nurseries, establishment of plant protection, soil laboratories, post harvest management centres besides procurement of machinery and equipment etc.
While expressing his displeasure over the slow progress in the implementation of different schemes in the Horticulture Sector, he impressed upon the concerned to gear up themselves and focus on spending the released funds so that projects would be finished at the earliest.
