Pampore, , 10-Sept: As part of the Centre’s outreach programme for Jammu and Kashmir, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and his two deputies Kailash Choudhary and Shobha Karandlaje during their visit to the Union Territory on Friday interacted with where they inspected various departments of the processing unit.In addition to the Stigma Separation Center, they also inspected the Drawing, grading, packing and E-Auction Centers at the park.Tomar said that the Central Government is ready to provide all possible help and support to the farmers. With the existence of Spice Park the income out of saffron production of growers has doubled. Center will provide all kind of facilities and assistance to the farmers that will make the lives of our farmers prosperous, he added.”It is good to see that the youth are also participating in the agriculture activities and wants to assure that the central government is there to support them and develop Kashmir further,” added Mr Tomar.During the programme the delegation of ministers also spoke to the farmers, during which the farmers presented their grievances and issues before the visiting dignitaries. The farmers were assured that the government will take up the issues on priority to resolve the legitimate demands of the farmers.Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor Shri Farooq Ahmad Khan, Principal Secretary Agriculture Production Shri Naveen Kumar Chaudhry, District Development Commissioner Pulwama Shri Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhry, Director Agriculture Kashmir Shri Muhammad Iqbal Chaudhry and other officials, besides a good number of farmers also participated in the interaction program.(CNS)
