Modi Govt’s Rs 5018 cr budget for Agri, allied sectors guarantee to farmers’ welfare: Jugal

Member Parliament Jugal Kishore Sharma on Sunday said that the Rs 5018 crore budget allotted by Narendra Modi Government for Agriculture and allied sectors is a guarantee to welfare of farmers in J&K.

The Member Parliament was speaking during a programme organized in Samba by BJP Kissan Morcha to promote organic farming and improving livestock conditions.

It is pertinent to mention that BJP Kissan Morcha under the stewardship of its President Sarabjit Singh Johal had organized several events at district and Mandal levels across the Union Territory.

The programme held in Samba was specifically designed for the promotion of organic farming. District President Samba, Mohinder Sharma conceived and organized the event. Ex minister Chander Prakash Ganga, Kashmir Singh, District President Samba, Sunil Shasttri District President Rural also attended the programme.

Addressing an impressive gathering of party workers and the local farming community, the Member Parliament Jugal asserted that it is for the first time in the history of J&K that such a big amount has been sanctioned for agriculture and allied sectors. He said that the framers of the UT should be rest assured that there is no dearth of funds as far as support to farmers, orchardists and livestock rearers is concerned.

Sarabjit Singh Johal laid stress on organic farming and availing the benefits of schemes meant for bovine animals for areas especially falling under the kandi and plain belts. He asked Morcha members to proactively participate in promoting the BJP’s pro-farmers schemes so that the food producers get maximum benefit of such schemes.

Naming the schemes meant for tiller community and allied sectors including National Agriculture Market (eNAM), National Mission For Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), Gramin Bhandaran Yojna, Livestock Insurance Scheme, Scheme on Fisheries Training and Extension, National Scheme on Welfare of Fishermen, Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF), PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) Scheme and Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana, Johal said that first time in the history of the country so much has been accomplished by the government to ensure welfare of farmers. He said that people should extend wholehearted support to the BJP government at all the platforms to ensure that farmers and all mother sections of society get their due rights and facilities because no other party can guarantee all this in one go.

Prominent among those who were present include Harbans Choudhary and Rohit Verma Vice Presidents, Suresh Kumar Sharma Secretary Kissan Morcha, Asha Sharma, DDC Member and Spokesperson Kissan Morcha and Radhey Shyam, BDC Chairman and Spokesperson Kissan Morcha.

Later, Member Parliament Jugal Kishore along with Johal addressed another programme at Bishnah which was organised under the chairmanship of Rakesh Pant, General Secretary BJP Kissan Morcha J&K.

Jugal asked people to focus on millets and consume Mota Anaj which is beneficial for health as per the experts of the field. He said that organic farming is key to farmers’ welfare and a healthy society thus making it imperative to opt for the same as far as possible.