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The Horticulture Department orgsed a mela in Srinagar on Tuesday for distributing machinery at subsidised rates to farmers after identifying their requirements.Several dealers and retailers had put up their stalls to showcase their machinery which was being sold to farmers at subsidised rates.Chief horticulture officer of Srinagar, C L Sharma told , "We have orgsed a 'machinery mela' under the 'horticulture mechzation scheme'. This scheme is sponsored by the state government as well as the Centre. We are selling mini tractors, motor pumps and other equipment at 50 pc subsidy. People are coming here in large numbers. I believe that horticulture is the backbone of the agricultural industry.""The objective is to strengthen the farm sector by ensuring that quality fruit production will result in doubling the farmer's income," he added.Haji Ghulam Nabi, a farmer at the venue said, "I bought a tractor for my land. It will benefit us. I got Rs one lakh subsidy. The cost of the mini-tractor was around Rs. two lakhs. We thank the department. Many farming-related equipment is available at half the prices here. We are happy."Ghulam Qadir, another farmer said, "I brought a weed cutter for my land. It is useful. If this was not available, weed removal process would have involved a lot of labour and money."Majid Shah, a dealer who had put up his stall, told , "We are participating in the 'mela'. We will get the subsidy from the government. There are other compes which are representing their products with the company. This is a two-way business. We are happy to sell our products here."( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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National :J-K organises fair for distributing farm machinery at subsidised rates

The Horticulture Department organised a mela in Srinagar on Tuesday for distributing machinery at subsidised rates to farmers after identifying their requirements. ...