Financial Commissioner, Agriculture Production Department, Pramod Jain chaired a meeting of officers of Agriculture Department, CAD, Sericulture and Agro Industries Corporation to review the progress on implementation of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes in the State.Director Agriculture Jammu A K Malhotra, Director Agriculture Kashmir Showkat Ahmed Beigh, Director Command Area Manisha Sharma, Director Sericulture Dr Malik Farooq, Director Planning APD and Managing Director Agro Industries Corporation attended the meeting.The various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) which were reviewed included Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM), National Mission on Agriculture Extension and Technology (NMAET), National Food Security Mission (NFSM), National Mission on Oilseed & Oil Palm (NMOOP), National e-Governance Plan for Agriculture (NeGPA), NABARD projects etc.Mr Jain directed the Nodal Officers of all the schemes to create their new Group IDs for every scheme separately so that the day today progress of various schemes can be monitored on daily basis. He asked the HODs of all the Departments to submit progress reports (QPRs) regarding the schemes along with Utilization Certificates at the earliest so that the second installment due of all the schemes are received in time from Govt. of India for proper and timely utilization of the funds during the current financial year.
He also stressed on utilizing the funds judiciously in a time bound manner and directed to transfer all benefits to the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) based on Aadhar registration.Financial Commissioner impressed upon the Head of Departments to designate one Nodal officer in each district for preparation of Base-line Data of the farmers for implementation of DBT on fast track due during the ensuing financial year. He called upon all the officers to gear up the field functionaries to persuade and facilitate the farmers for 100% linkage with the banks to ensure the proper transfer of subsidies through DBT and flow of credit to the farmers through Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme to encourage cash less transaction in a digital mode. He further instructed the HODs to mobilize their officers and field functionaries to focus on setting up of IT Platforms for convenience of farmers.While reviewing NABARD projects, Mr Jain called upon all the HODs to revive the non-starter projects immediately after clearing all the bottlenecks so that these projects can be taken up on regular basis.Mission Director, PMKSY informed that District Irrigation Plans (DIPs) have been approved for all the districts by the competent authority and inclusion if any by any district can be made through proper procedure. Regarding NeGPA, the Mission Director informed that appointment of data entry officers will be completed at an earliest after interviews of the short listed candidates is completed which will give a boost to data entry on the portal of schemes.Mr Jain directed the Nodal Officers of all schemes to formulate action plans for the year 2017-18 in time as per the time line fixed by Govt. of India so that the funds can be availed well in time.