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BARAMULLA: In a significant move towards enhancing financial inclusion and promoting rural development, District Development Commissioner Baramulla, Minga Sherpa today distributed Business Correspondent (BC) letters to Krishi Udyamis working under the first phase of the Kisan Khidmat Ghars (KKGs) in Baramulla. This initiative in collaboration with KAMCO Bank Sopore is aimed at expanding financial services in rural areas and ensuring maximum coverage under government schemes such as PM- KISAN, KCC, PMJJBY, PMSBY, APY, PMKMY and PMFBY, while also promoting income-generating opportunities for KUs.

The Kisan Khidmat Ghars are designed to serve as hubs for all agriculture inputs and farmer oriented services. The initiative will also expand linking banks with critical services like money transfer orders and micro ATMs, thus ensuring financial inclusion and streamlining cash flow processes, especially for farmers. Chief Planning Officer Baramulla Javed Ahmad, Chief Agriculture Officer Yadvinder Singh, Managing Director and General Manager KAMCO Bank Sopore and Daljeet Singh Nodal Officer for KKGs, were present during the event, highlighting the collective effort to drive this transformative initiative.

With the launch of the KKG initiative, farmers in Baramulla will have better access to government schemes and financial services, empowering them to improve their livelihoods and strengthen the rural economy. The DC exhorted KUs to avail this opportunity in favour of there income and employment generation pursuit.

In loving memory of Dr. Priya Ranjan: A mentor who treated me like family
A Profound Loss: JK Monitor Mourns the Passing of Founding Chairman Dr. Priya Ranjan

We at JK Monitor are profoundly saddened by the sudden demise of our Founding Chairman, Dr. Priya Ranjan.IN LOVING MEMORY Dr Priya Ranjan

A brilliant mind who studied at Netarhat Residential School and graduated in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur before earning his PhD from the University of Maryland, Dr. Ranjan chose to return to India and dedicate his life to teaching, research and social good.

His pioneering work in networked systems, AI, robotics and biomedical applications—especially computer-vision tools for early detection of cancer and heart disease—reflected his deep belief that advanced technology must serve humanity.

For more than 15 years at JK Monitor, he remained a loyal friend, mentor and collaborator, marked by rare humility, intellectual integrity and quiet generosity. His passing leaves a void that cannot be filled. Priya, you will be deeply missed. Your life continues to remind us that knowledge finds its highest purpose in the service of others.

— Team JK Monitor

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