In a bid to closely monitor the processing, verification and disbursal of subsidies under various schemes of the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Horticulture Departments, Haryana Government has issued directions to the deputy commissioners.
“The deputy commissioners have been asked to appoint additional deputy commissioners as the nodal officers in 2017-18,” said Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Abhilaksh likhi.
He said that this would also enable effective tracking of the quarter-wise expenditure.
likhi said that the additional director or joint director concerned at the headquarters in the Department would be directed to meet the additional deputy commissioners once a month. The deputy directors agriculture (DDAs) concerned would be held accountable for any case of inordinate delay, misappropriation and embezzlement, said he.
A stringent year-long timeline for processing, verification and disbursal of such subsidies was also being formulated. A written communication in this regard has been sent to all deputy commissioners in the State, said likhi.
He informed that subsidy is being offered on seeds, farm implements, demonstration plots, fertilisers and irrigation systems under the schemes, projects and programmes being implemented by the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department.
These include Crop Diversification Programme, National Food Security Mission, National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and TMS.