SRINAGAR, APRIL 27: ‘Dheeraj Kumar of Kathua district, after proving his mettle as a soldier in Navy, has emerged as victorious Agriprenuer setting an inspirational example for others to adopt farmer profession as a successful vocation’.
Kumar has all praise for the Department of Horticulture Kathua for providing him financial as well as technical assistance and support besides acquainting him with their schemes.
According to an official of Horticulture Office Kathua, progressive farmer ‘Dheeraj Kumar’ hailing from Haripur village of Kathua, cultivates 3 different strawberry varieties including Camarosa, Winter Dawn and Nubila on 22 Kanal of land.
Kumar says, out of the total investment of Rs.6 lakh, the department provided him a subsidy to the tune of Rs. 2.86 lakh which is nearly 50 per cent of the total investment. He is expecting to produce a yield worth Rs. 15-20 lakh which is in line with the PM’s vision of doubling the farmers’ income. He added that department has also provided him a subsidy on purchase of power tillers and installation of drip irrigation system.
Expressing gratitude to the present dispensation for launching such pro-farmer initiatives, Dheeraj Kumar said that the help from the horticulture department has come as a beacon of light for him enabling him become a successful farmer. He termed the initiative of enhancing the amount of subsidy from the earlier ceiling of Rs. 3125/Kanal to Rs. 13000/kanal as a great morale booster for the farmers.
