Srinagar/May,23: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Altaf Aijaz Andrabi, on Tuesday inaugurated one-day training program on Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in fertilizers, at Agriculture complex Lal Mandi.
The training program was attended by manufacturers, wholesale dealers, and retailers of the various companies.
During the program, training was imparted on DBT in fertilizers for retailers and master trainers on implementations and operations of ‘Point of Sale’ (POS) machines. The program was jointly organized by Indian Fertiliser’s Co-operative Limited, Chambal Fertilisers and Chemical Limited and Department of Agriculture Kashmir.
On the occasion, the Director instructed the representatives of different companies to get their wholesalers connected with Mobile Fertilizer Monitoring System (MFMS) portal and update the supplies and stocks weekly.
He also directed for supply of quality fertilizers to the farmers at their doorsteps during the Kharief season. He asked the fertilizer dealers that supplies must be regulated and there must be no shortage or over charging from the farmers.
