x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   Massive anti-terror operations launched in Kashmir to uncover massacre links | DGP Prabhat leads anti-terror operations | Special Assembly session to pass important resolutions | Tulsi Gabbard extends support to India | LG reviews security scenario with Army Chief, Commanders | India stands united against terror: Rahul in Srinagar | India informs Pak about its decision to suspend Indus Waters Treaty | Ensure no Pakistani stays in India: Amit Shah dials all CMs | Search on for escaped terrorists | Rusted ammunition recovered | ‘Be mindful of social media posts, reject gifts’ | Army responds to Pak firing | Tributes paid to martyred paratrooper | Anxiously waiting for son’s return: BSF Jawan’s father | Health Checkups | Amit Sharma resolves to make Mamit Mizoram's First e-District with Cooperatives in Lead Role | Ramban: Restoration, relief efforts stepped up in flood-affected areas | District NCORD Committee discusses anti-drug measures | NFR Enhances Hygiene with New Bacteria Inoculum Plant at Kamakhya | NFR strengthens Track Safety with Major Upgradation of Passenger Running Lines across all its Divisions | Reasi police intensifies fight against narcotics, seizes 4.33 Grams of heroin-like substance | District NCORD Committee discusses anti-drug measures | Uttar Pradesh leads nation with 1.20 crore enrollments in Atal Pension Yojana | CM directs strict compliance with infrastructure norms before granting recognition to madrasas | Amarnath Yatra not to be affected by Pahalgam attack: Deputy CM | ACS chairs SCERT's workshop held under Oasis Jyotirdhar Initiative | JMC Commissioner lays foundation of public toilet complex | Jal Shakti Minister reviews Water Supply Schemes in Kashmir | DC Reasi chairs meeting on change of land use cases | Govt notifies rules for GST appellate tribunals; provides for mandatory e-filing, hybrid hearing | 'Time to strike again': Ex-Air Force chief Arup Raha cites Uri, Balakot as precedent | Back Issues  
 
news details
Agri Dept supplies substandard quality seeds to farmers, low yield received
Farmers, PRs allege nexus between dept and companies
6/5/2020 11:27:36 PM
ANKIT KESSAR
Early Times Report

RAJOURI, June 5: The farmers and Panchayat representatives of Rajouri district accused the Agricultural Department of providing substandard quality seeds to them due to which low harvest yield was received, a contradiction to its tall claims.
Angered farmers alleged that the seeds provided to them were not up to the mark which, quite opposite to actually sought by them. “During sowing season, a team of Agricultural Department had visited to various villages to conduct survey about upcoming cultivation and they gave us various suggestions for better cultivation and during interaction session, we demanded a particular company’s seed but instead we were given other companies seeds, which was of low quality and we didn’t produce desired result, which caused huge loss to us” the farmers alleged.
The farmers of villages along LoC said that already they had been facing Pak shelling, COVID-19 and now the betrayal by Agricultural Department Rajouri had made their life miserable. “We had asked the department to provide a good quality of seeds but we were not provided that one and department gave us different seeds and assured that it will produce bumper harvest, which proved of low quality resulting we could not get produce as per expectations,” they alleged.
Sarpanch Panchayat Halqa Bhawani-A, Sunil Choudhary, said that his panchayat, is one of most affected panchayat due to Pak shelling and agriculture is only occupation for their sustenance but due to substandard quality of seed provided to the farmers, very low produce was received this time and alleged that there is every possibility of nexus between department and the companies for their vested interest. Similarly, Sarpanch Panchyat Halqa Deeing-Kalal, Ramesh Choudhary said that seeds quality, which was demanded by the farmers, was not provided. He alleged that department conduct experiment of their seeds by providing them to farmers but as result they had to suffer a huge loss.
Chief Agricultural Officer (CAO) Rajouri Vijay Kumar denied allegation of providing low quality seeds and said that quality and company is decided by the higher authority. “We try to provide good quality seed to farmers and as per rules the quality of seeds is changed after every 10 years,” he added.
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU