Agriculture Department All Geared Up For Pulling Out Farmers From Agrarian Crisis - Suresh Kumar

Ludhiana, November 6, 2015: Additional Chief Secretary (Development) Mr Suresh Kumar today visited the office of Chief Agriculture Officer and held a special meeting with the officials. He was also accompanied by Agriculture Commissioner Punjab Dr Balwinder Singh Sidhu and Director (Agriculture) Punjab Dr Gurdial Singh.

      While addressing the officers of Agriculture department, he stressed on the need to give throttle to government schemes so that the farmers can be pulled out the present agrarian crisis. He also directed the officers to remain in touch with the farmers throughout the year and provide them technical knowhow so that they can reap huge profits from their crops.

      Mr Suresh Kumar also directed that like the wheat crop was damaged due to Karnal Bunt and other diseases last season that led to reduced yield, the officers should educate the farmers by holding awareness camps. He also directed them to keep advanced monitoring of diseases so that they could be checked in advance. He said that there would be no shortage of funds when it comes to implementing pro-farmer schemes of the Punjab government.

      On the occasion, Chief Agriculture Officer, Ludhiana, Dr Sukhpal Singh Sekhon appreciated the new policy of Punjab government in which seed of wheat crop is provided to farmers on subsidised rates. He said that this policy would help the farmers in a big way and assured that the distribution of wheat seed would be done in an honest and transparent manner. He also shared the plan in detail formed for the implementation of this policy in an impressive manner.

      Agriculture Commissioner Punjab Dr Balwinder Singh Sidhu and Director (Agriculture) Punjab Dr Gurdial Singh also stated that the subsidy amount for wheat seed would be deposited directly into the bank accounts of farmers in a transparent manner and it is getting good response from across the state.

      Prominent among those present on the occasion included Dr Rajinderpal Singh Aulakh, ADO (Technical), Ludhiana, besides several others.