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REASI: District Development Commissioner Reasi Vishesh Mahajan chaired a meeting of the District Monitoring Committee on 10000 FPO Central Sector scheme here in the DC Office complex to review the saturation and formulation of FPOs in the District. The scheme envisages to organize small and marginal farmers into business organizations by pooling their efforts on input supply and production management so that they can reap the benefits of collaboration.

The DC reviewed the present status of the formation of FPOs in the twelve blocks of the District, of which FPOs have been formed and registered in 10 blocks. He instructed the JCC Bank, one of the cluster based business organizations, to speed up the formation of FPOs in the remaining two blocks viz; Chassana and Gulabgarh.

The DDC also gave go-ahead  to the three-month campaign  initiated by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare under MoA&FW, which aims to equip the   FPOs with farming related business licenses viz; fertilizer, seeds, pesticides, e-NAM registration, GST registration, FSSAI, ONDC onboarding, etc. He instructed the department of agriculture, nodal department for the campaign to initiate the campaign in coordination with other departments & FPOs.

He guided the FPOs to promote specific crops like Ginger, Turmeric, Garlic, Lemon Grass, etc, in cluster mode so as to develop crop specific villages wherein the supply side as well as the processing cum value addition by FPOs could be done with better economies. He instructed the FPOs to put in efforts to achieve the sales target of up to ₹25.00 lakh set for the FY 2024-25, while  asking the concerned departments to appoint one officer for coordinating with FPOs at Block level.

The meeting was attended by  CPO Narinder Kumar; Senior Scientist KVK Dr. Banarsi Lal; DDM NABARD Adarsh Gupta; LDM GM Wani; Chief Agriculture Officer Harbans Singh; CHO Rajinder Lochan; Deputy Registrar Cooperative society Bhawani Attri; Branch Manager JCC Bank Munish Sharma and FPO representatives.

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In loving memory of Dr. Priya Ranjan: A mentor who treated me like family
A Profound Loss: JK Monitor Mourns the Passing of Founding Chairman Dr. Priya Ranjan

We at JK Monitor are profoundly saddened by the sudden demise of our Founding Chairman, Dr. Priya Ranjan.IN LOVING MEMORY Dr Priya Ranjan

A brilliant mind who studied at Netarhat Residential School and graduated in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur before earning his PhD from the University of Maryland, Dr. Ranjan chose to return to India and dedicate his life to teaching, research and social good.

His pioneering work in networked systems, AI, robotics and biomedical applications—especially computer-vision tools for early detection of cancer and heart disease—reflected his deep belief that advanced technology must serve humanity.

For more than 15 years at JK Monitor, he remained a loyal friend, mentor and collaborator, marked by rare humility, intellectual integrity and quiet generosity. His passing leaves a void that cannot be filled. Priya, you will be deeply missed. Your life continues to remind us that knowledge finds its highest purpose in the service of others.

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