DDC Kupwara reviews progress of DCP 2016-17
KUPWARA, MARCH 29: District Development Commissioner Kupwara, G. M. Dar, today chaired a meeting to review the progress made under District Credit Plan 2016-17 for the third quarter ending December 2016.
The meeting was told that loans to the tune of Rs.234.19 crore have been advanced among 12409 income generating unit holders of the district up to December 2016, which accounts 35 percent of the DCP 2016-17.
On the occasion, the DDC said that agriculture and its allied sectors form the back bone of the rural economy. He said that the Government is taking steps to boost primary sectors like Agriculture, Horticulture, Apiculture, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Sheep Husbandry to give flip to the economic conditions of people associated with them.
He directed the concerned to create awareness among the farming community to adopt high density plantation, herbal plantation and high breed variety of seeds for increased yield.
Later, the DDC released Potential Linked Credit Plan (PLP) 2017-18 for Kupwara district which was prepared by DDB and NABARD. The theme of the Potential Plan 2017-18 is doubling farmer income by 2022. LDM, Cluster Heads, Representatives of RSETI, NABARD, RBI, and Financial Institutions, CPO, District heads of various Departments, Sponsoring Agencies, and FLCC coordinator were also present in the meeting.