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| M holds pre-budget consultations with Kissan Advisory Board | | |  FEarly Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 4: Minister for Finance Dr Haseeb Drabu today said that given the immense contribution of the agriculture sector in J&K's socio-economic milieu, innovative measures are being employed to boost productivity and post-harvest management of the agriculture and horticulture produce.
He said agriculture sector has not only the potential to turn-around the State economy but it also can help create huge employment generation avenues for the local youth.
Interacting with a large gathering of agriculturists from across the J&K, under the aegis of State Board for Development of Kissans, as a part of pre-budget discussions, the Minister assured the farming community that every possible support will be provided to them to give boost to agriculture and allied sectors.
Vice Chairman, J&K State Advisory Board for Development of Kissans, Daljit Singh Chib, Commissioner Secretary Finance, Navin Kumar Choudhary, Commissioner Secretary Agriculture Production, Muhammad Ashraf Bukhari, Members of the Kissan Board, D P Khajuria, Tejinder Singh, Rajesh Bittu, S K Charak and Secretary of the Board, G N Mir were also present in the meeting. The Minister said that the government is committed for promotion of agriculture sector in the state. He assured that the Board's well thought out suggestions are important for welfare of farmers and will be considered for incorporation in the budget 2016-17. During the meeting various suggestions and demands were received from the board including KCC loan waiver which was announced during the last budget session. Responding to the issue the Finance Minister said that the matter is under process and the said commitment shall be fulfilled at the earliest. The members of the board also demanded exemption of VAT on agriculture tools and implements including manually operated, tractor driven and power driven machinery and equipments. They also asked for exemption of VAT on oil seeds when purchased on government account. With regard to irrigation facilities, the representatives of the farming community asked for provision of funds for maintenance and repair of canals and channels under Command Area Development Programme, so that could remain functional. |
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