Agri dept clarifies
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 12, 2013:
The Agriculture department has made certain clarification over the news report that appeared in this paper on August 11 edition under the head, 'Agri officers in the dark about schemes, funds'.
Director of the Agriculture department, G Shamu Kabui has stated that the Agri dept has been implementing various Central Sponsored Schemes and State Plan Schemes in the State.
These various schemes are implemented through the respective DAIs with the approval of the Govt. The district wise physical programme and financial outlay was also approved by the Govt and the same was implemented to the districts, the Director clarified.
The director added that the district wise allocation of different agricultural inputs for distribution to the farmers was also made through the concerned DAOs and therefore there is no question of implementing any schemes without the knowledge of DAOs in the State.