JK Horticulture
JK: Navin Choudhary chairs meeting on promotion of commercial horticulture
Jammu/IBNS: Principal Secretary of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department Navin Kumar Choudhary Tuesday chaired a meeting for the promotion of commercial floriculture in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Principal Secretary stressed the need to initiate special efforts for the promotion of departmental schemes and subsidies saying that the sector has immense potential yet to be explored.
It was decided in the meeting that grants of subsidies out of Capex funds would not be allowed in the future.
He said that for the promotion of commercial floriculture in the union territory, flower growers would be incentivised for activities like production and packaging/ marketing separately.
Norms prescribed under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) would be strictly applicable while giving subsidies for flower production, he added.
"The climate of Kashmir division is ideal for the production of bulbs as well as cut flowers. The Jammu division consists of different climatic zones and therefore provides an opportunity for traditional flower growers for production of cut flowers and various aromatic flowers like lavender," said the Principal Secretary.
He suggested earmarking the budget for 'packaging and transport support' to flower growers. T
The budget would constitute a definite amount for production support and packaging/processing units besides transportation.
It was also decided that no individual would be incentivized for more than five years under the aforementioned activities.
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