District Development Commissioner, Ramban, M H Malik, inaugurated the District Level Exhibition cum Kissan Mela, organised by the Sheep Husbandry department Ramban under ATMA at Maitra on Wednesday. While speaking on the occasion, the DDC instructed the Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry and fisheries departments to organize awareness programme jointly at block level so that farming community gets information about all schemes launched by these departments. He also stressed upon the farmers to come forward and adopt the Sheep farming as well as poultry and fish production on commercial lines. He directed the District Sheep Husbandry Officer to recheck the data about the sheep population and its mutton as well as wool production and submit report.
Agriculture and allied department participated in the mela and installed their stalls disseminating the information about the schemes including RKVY, IDSRR, Women insurance Schemes, NMPS Units and Mini sheep Farming etc. They also exhibited latest machinery of farming. ADDC, Pardeep Kumar, DSHO, DR. Rafiq Ahmed Akhoon, CAO, VK Bhushan, DIO, Dr. Ashwani Hansa and officers and officials of different departments, Sarpanches, Panches and farmers attended the programme.