The Agriculture Department has set a target of sowing crops in over 20 lakh hectares during the coming up Kharif season in Raipur division. The Department has also prepared a programme for producing different crops of about 50,98,820 metric tonnes.
Agriculture Production Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Agriculture Ajay Singh on Thursday reviewed preparations for the proposed Kharif crops for the year 2014 and the condition of the current Rabi crops in Raipur division.
Singh instructed the officers to make sufficient quantity of certified seeds and fertilizers available for the forthcoming Kharif programme, to work by establishing inter-departmental coordination of departmental officers and to complete all the works on time, as per the action plan to achieve the set target. Durg revenue division is also included in the Raipur division.
Singh asked the officers to make special efforts to increase production of different crops in Raipur and Durg divisions. He instructed to store seeds and fertilizers in all the cooperative societies before the start of Kharif season.
Progress of infrastructure sanctioned under the National Agriculture Development Scheme was also reviewed in the meeting. Singh asked all the district collectors of both the divisions to take proper action for completing works of infrastructures under the scheme.
While reviewing the Certified Seed Distribution Programme, the Singh instructed the Seeds Development Corporation officer to provide seeds as per need to the districts. He also collected information about the storage and lifting of fertilizers during the next Kharif season.