Jammu : Joint Director Agriculture (SLUB/Farms), Jammu Aman Jyoti Sharma Monday chaired a meeting with district officers and field functionaries to assess the progress of seed distribution, recovery and reconciliation, along with activities related to mushroom cultivation, apiculture and spawn production.
The meeting was attended by District Agriculture Officers, Area Development Officers, Assistant Entomologist, Seed Analyst Jammu. Divisional Seed Certification Officer, Jammu, Assistant Botanist, Mushroom Development Officers, Apiculture Development Officers, Spawn Production Officers, Farm Managers of Chinore and Chakroi and other concerned officers and officials.
The meeting held detailed deliberations on the settlement of pending seed recoveries pertaining to previous seasons, submission of treasury challans and revenue realisation statements and reconciliation of amounts deposited in the official account.
The meeting also reviewed bills under the Aatmanirbharta in Pulses programme, the list of farmers covered under the Seed Village Programme and details of farmers who received seed minikits.
Special emphasis was laid on the timely submission of pending reconciliation statements, along with details of the total quantity of seed distributed under various schemes, duly authenticated by the concerned Chief Agriculture Officer, District Agriculture Officer and Store Officer.
The meeting also reviewed the progress of mushroom cultivation, including district-wise details of mushroom growers, units established under departmental interventions and various schemes, including the HADP and the PMFME scheme. Under the apiculture sector, the review covered the registration of new beekeepers on the Madhukranti Portal, implementation of projects under HADP, JKCIP and NBHM, assessment of losses caused by Small Hive Beetle, honey production, FSSAI licensing and production and revenue performance.
