On Friday, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Atal Dulloo of the Agriculture Production Department flagged off the ‘Aalav’ awareness van from the Lal Chowk area in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (India). This initiative is part of the Holistic Agricultural Development Plan (HADP) and is meant to ensure the progress and prosperity of farmers in the region. Various heads of departments and board members were present at the event, as well as farmers from the Valley.
Atal Dulloo, who is also the Vice Chairman of the J&K Advisory Board for Development of Kisans, addressed the farmers and discussed the three essential dimensions of the HADP, which are economic development, social inclusion and environmental protection. He urged the farmers to embrace this program and emphasized how it will be a boost to the agricultural sector.
The Aalav program is designed to provide farmers with training, resources, and information needed for a successful and profitable farming process. As part of this initiative, 400 resource persons have been trained in every district and 45 educational videos in multiple languages have been created to educate farmers on the different HADP schemes.
Atal Dulloo is an Indian bureaucrat and civil servant dedicated to the economic development of Jammu and Kashmir. Since 2017, he has been the Additional Chief Secretary of the Agriculture Production Department. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the J&K Advisory Board for Development of Kisans. With the ‘Aalav’ awareness program, his aim is to create a comprehensive support system for farmers and provide them with the knowledge and resources needed to succeed.
