October 22 : While presiding over the review meeting of Horticulture Department, Secretary, Horticulture, Shri Ram Subhag Singh directed the officers of the department to provide quality variety fruit plants to the horticulturists of the State and a Committee should be constituted to find means to finance the horticulturists through NABARD and other funding organizations.
He said that around 50 horticulture development officers and 100 horticulture extension officers would be imparted latest technical training in the field of horticulture so that they may disseminate technical know how to the fruit growers. He stressed the need to make available quality insecticides and pesticides to the horticulturists.
Earlier, Director Horticulture Dr. Gurdev Singh welcomed the Secretary and detailed about the activities of the department.