It was decided that DPRs of 13 approved Fruit and Vegetable Markets at Udhampur, Kathua, Sopore, Handwara, Charaesharief, Kulgam, Pulwama, Akhnoor, Batote, Bishnah, Rajouri, Anantnag and Shopian will be submitted by Director Horticulture (P&M) to Government of India by 30th June, 2020. All these projects will be completed by 15th October, 2020.
It was informed that Government of India has nominated an Agency for rigorous training of officials, farmers, traders to make them familiar about the e-marketing programme. Accordingly, it was decided that training programme would be launched in Srinagar & Jammu in the current month itself. Further, a pool of master trainers within the department will be created to oversee the successful implementation of this programme. This pool would have 3-4 personnel in both Jammu and Kashmir provinces.
It was further decided that all procurement of hardware etc. for the project will be made only through GeM portal, as per the specification prescribed by Government of India for the scheme.