Jammu, Feb. 18 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed grants worth several thousand crores for Agriculture Production, Rural Development, Cooperatives and Election departments after day-long deliberations in the House.
The grants, cleared through a voice vote, include Rs.4,56,569.56 lakh for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Rs.2,42,386.40 lakh for Agriculture, Rs.1,16,040.98 lakh for Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Rs.69,648.23 lakh for Horticulture, Rs.20,620.56 lakh for Fisheries, Rs.26,611.42 lakh for Cooperatives and Rs.36,126.71 lakh for the Election Department.
Winding up the discussion, Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development, Cooperatives and Elections Javid Ahmed Dar described agriculture ...