Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir: National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture helps Ritti villagers to enhance income
Srinagar: Local people of Ritti village in Udhampur district, which recently become the first Panchayat to be adopted under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) in Jammu and Kashmir, have now started buying cattle under the scheme as a measure to increase the source of income.
As per Subhash Chander Sharma, Chief Agriculture Officer, Udhampur, under NMSA, the administration is giving the farmers a subsidy of 50 per cent on small ruminants to help them sustain and double their income, reports ANI.
“NMSA will help the farmers sustain and increase their income along with traditional agriculture. They can buy cows, buffalos, and goats under the scheme which will help them get an additional mode of income,”
Sharma was quoted as saying by the news agency.
Locals believe the scheme will help in increasing their income.
Kartar Singh, one villager, told ANI he bought a cow under the scheme, and selling its milk will give help him earn extra.
“I had been farming for 50 years. Now I’ll be able to make a living off the cow too I’ve got under the scheme instead of just depending upon crops,” he said.
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