JAMMU: The Directorate of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare, Jammu, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, inaugurated a two-day training programme on the Digital Crop Survey (DCS) Mobile App at SKUAST-Jammu. Mission Director HADP/JKCIP Sandeep Kumar and Director Agriculture Jammu Anil Gupta attended the inaugural session.
Over 140 officials, including Assistant Commissioners (Revenue), Tehsildars and Agriculture officers participated. The DCS App allows field officials to collect real-time crop data linked to land records and geospatial mapping. It supports policy planning, crop insurance and input distribution. Day two will feature a field demonstration at Kharbuza village, Jammu West.
Sandeep Kumar highlighted the appâs role in modernising agriculture and enabling integrated land-use planning. He urged participants to utilise the training fully. Director Agriculture Jammu called it a digital leap, commending the collaboration between departments and field officials. Technical sessions were led by CPMU resource persons Kirti Kumari, Ashish Rout and Roopam Ranjan. Proceedings were conducted by senior officers Sandeep Dogra and Sahil Gandotra.


