Jammu

‘Need to develop agro-based entrepreneurship to attract youth towards agriculture’

Photo Credit: Sandeep Chetan

Kathua, Jammu: A day long awareness campaign on Centrally Sponsored Schemes for agriculture was organized by Directorate of Field Publicity, Ministry Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, here today at Government Degree collage for Boys Kathua.

The campaign was aimed at spreading awareness among farmers of the area about various Centrally Sponsored Schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna, Soil Health Card, Kissan Credit Card, Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojna etc so that farmers are able to avail benefit of these schemes to double their income by the year 2022.

Union Minister of State in PMO and for Development of North Eastern region Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the adequate technical initiatives taken in the Agriculture sector would ensure increase the productivity and augment the economic profile of the farming community as envisaged by the Prime Minister Narinder Modi.

Calling for a need to bring new prospective in the Agriculture Sector by promoting Agro based Entrepreneurship, Dr Jatinder Singh said the focus of Government is to reach the last man who is the weakest link in the chain to make the country developed.

He emphasized the need to build capacity and create jobs for the youth in the agriculture and allied sectors. He further added that similar initiatives have already been taken under his leadership in North East.

Minister for public Health Engineering (PHE) Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary who was Guest of Honour on the occasion, appreciated the efforts of Directorate of Field Publicity for organising the program.

 

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