JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 16: Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Jammu Sher Singh today chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess the physical and financial progress achieved under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) and the Jammu & Kashmir Competitiveness Improvement of Agriculture and Allied Sectors Project (JKCIP) in the district.
At the outset, a detailed presentation was given, highlighting the credit linkage across the Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and allied sectors; status of applications received and approved; establishment of units, fund utilisation, output tracking on the Kisan Sathi portal, skilling under Daksh Kisan and functioning of Kisan Khidmat Ghars (KKGs)
The meeting was apprised that the district has registered encouraging progress under the twin programmes, with a large number of units established and a substantial share of the released funds utilised on the ground.
Notable headway was reported under flagship interventions such as Farm Mechanization and Automation, High-Density Plantation, Promotion of Vegetables and Exotic Vegetables, Round-the-Year Mushroom Cultivation, Commercial Floriculture, Bee-Keeping and Dragon Fruit Mother Blocks, besides Dairy, Poultry and Fodder Development under the allied sectors.
Conducting a department-wise review, the ADDC directed officers to expedite the establishment of units against the allotted targets for 2026-27 and to ensure timely utilisation of released funds. He stressed upon clearing pendency in applications, weeding out inactive cases and registering genuine beneficiaries, besides maintaining GPS-tagged photo documentation for real-time monitoring.
Describing HADP and JKCIP as transformative initiatives aimed at doubling agricultural output, boosting rural livelihoods and making the sector commercially viable and sustainable, he called for close inter-departmental convergence so that the benefits reach farmers and rural youth at the grassroots within stipulated timelines.
The meeting was attended by Chief Planning Officer, Chief Agriculture Officer, Chief Horticulture Officer, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, Assistant Director Fisheries, Lead District Manager and other concerned officers.
