Over 12 lakh hectares of cultivable land remains uncultivated during kharif season. Gauba said that the State has immense possibility to expand cultivable land through the farming of pulses; hence cultivable land could be improved through the same. It will also lead to increase in the production of pulses in the state, said the CS. Gauba was holding a meeting with the officials of Agriculture department at Project Building in Ranchi.
“Motive of agriculture department is to improve the intensity of production,” Gauba said. The CS also directed the officials to prepare a detailed proposal re-structure the Agricultural Directorate stressing on re-formation of marketing board preparing a long term strategy to avail basic facilities. Gauba also reviewed the achievements of the department during the financial year 2014-15. Agriculture Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni on the other hand, explained the current status of the department, its achievements and roadmap of future strategy.