Overview

• The Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan ran from May 29 to June 12 and reached more than 280,000 farmers with training on low-cost, high-yield sustainable agricultural techniques.
• Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha directed officials to prioritize extending crop insurance under the PM Fasal Bima Yojana to those engaged in the horticulture sector.
• Officials launched multiple SKUAST Kashmir research publications and handed over sanctioned letters under various schemes to tribal farming communities.
• The Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops unveiled 20 new rice varieties tailored to Kashmir’s agro-ecology to diversify regional cultivation.
• The administration reaffirmed its 2030 target of a Rs1 trillion agricultural economy by embedding campaign reforms into policy and focusing on Gujjar, Bakarwal and Pahari tribes.