POONCH: District Development Commissioner Vikas Kundal chaired a meeting today to review the implementation and achievements of the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) in the district. The meeting brought together officers from the stakeholder departments, including Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry, Sericulture, Fisheries, and Floriculture.
At the outset, the officials presented detailed updates on the current status of projects, program registrations, project approvals, and overall achievements of the Programme. The District Development Commissioner analyzed the district’s progress report in terms of UT-level ranking and parameters such as application scale, enrollments, and approval rates.
DDC Kundal emphasized the importance of encouraging farmers to maximize registrations and the acceptance of applications under HADP. He urged departments to enhance the quality of data in credit schemes and increase farmer registrations in Kisan Khidmat Ghars (KKGs).
Setting clear targets for all agriculture and allied sector departments, the DDC directed concerned officers to spread awareness among farmers and accelerate progress under the project. He established specific timelines for achieving targets and asked them to furnish progress reports on regular intervals. The DDC assured all possible support from the district administration to facilitate the success of the HADP project for the benefit of farmers of the district.
