Thirty five new projects worth Rs 102.78 crores were sanctioned under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) by Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar at the RKVY State level screening committee meeting held on Wednesday. He also directed the officials concerned to spend the balance amount of RKVY within the stipulated time period. The target for money to be spent on ongoing projects was fixed for December and January.
Approving the new proposals of RKVY, the CS gave directions to prepare everything even before the budget is released. This includes setting up of stocking center worth Rs 96.02 lakh in Nainital’s Khairna Ramgarh; modernisation of the Kashipur Mandi’s fruit and vegetable market at a cost of Rs 2.96 crore, construction of Upmandi yard in Bhagwanpur, Roorkee worth Rs 1.61 crore; setting up of the Shakti Farm Upmandi and Sitarganj Mandi worth Rs 8.11 crore; expansion of Kichha’s fish market worth Rs 2.51 crore; setting up of Aroma Processing Centre in Selaqui worth Rs 91 lakh and the Sheep Breeding Centre worth Rs 35 lakh.
It was said that under RKVY, development of hybrid cattle would be facilitated with Rs 8.50 crore; Rs 38.07 lakh worth mobile hospital for animals would be facilitated in disaster affected areas; Rs 23 lakhs would be spent on sewerage line in Pashulok Training Centre; Rs 21 crore on Integrated Agriculture System in all districts of Kumaon; Rs 3.20 crore on promoting farm mechanisation in all districts; Rs 25 lakh on insecticide treatment; Rs 2.16 crore on organic farming in Srinagar; Rs 16 lakh on Haldwani Seed Test lab; Rs 41 lakh on Matkota Government Agricultural Farm; Rs 2.20 crore on promoting development of flowers, vegetable and spice produce; Rs one crore on development of cocoon market; Rs 5.23 crore on development of sugar mills; Rs 38 lakh on new produce of food and fuel; Rs one crore on storehouse of cooperative dairy federation; Rs 5.78 crore on modernisation of the Dehradun Milk Cooperative plant and work of the forest department.