The Government today constituted a Coordination Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary Horticulture Department Mohammad Hussain Malik to work out the modalities of celebrating 2017 as Apple Year.The members of the committees include, Director Horticulture Kashmir Rafiq Ahmad, Director Planning and Marketing Horticulture Hafizullah Shah, Assistant Director Research Fruit Science, SKUAST Kashmir Dr. Mohammad Saleem Mir, Vice President J&K Bank Fayaz Ahmad Malik and AVP, J&K Bank Rashid-ud-Din.The members will coordination the various activities for celebration of 2017 as ‘Apple Year’ as announced by the Chief Minister on the occasion of launch of High Density Plantation Scheme in February this year.The committee will coordinate for launching publicity campaign and mass awareness camps for traders and growers regarding Apple Year celebrations, besides Buyer’s and Grower’s conference to be held at Srinagar in collaboration with J&K Bank and Tourism Department and the awareness camps be held for the growers and traders in all districts in collaboration with the SKUAST and Tourism Department.In bid to boost to promote Kashmiri Apple in domestic as well as international market the committee will look after the arrangements being made for the celebration of Apple Year.