Srinagar : Special Secretary, Agriculture production department, Dr Ravi Shankar Sharma held a meeting at Directorate of Agriculture Lalmandi here for empanelment of companies under the Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) component of centrally sponsored scheme Pradhan MntriRashtriya Krishi vikasyojna (PM-RKVY).
The meeting was attended by Director Agriculture Kashmir Sartaj Ahmad Shah, Director Horticulture Kashmir Vikas Anand, Director Planning , Agriculture Production department Majeed Ahmad Karnai, Director Agriculture Jammu Anil Gupta and the represenataives of the empanelled companies.
The Special secretary underscored the importance of the PDMC scheme for precision water management to enhance crop productivity and increase farmers’ incomes. The scheme also promotes fertigation to improve nutrient application efficiency and prioritizes water-scarce and groundwater-stressed regions. He also emphasised that the department is committed to mitigate the hardships faced by the farmers in rained areas and is taking every effort to promote climate resilient sustainable Agriculture.
