Srinagar/18-01-2021/Director Law Enforcement Agriculture Production and Farmer’s Welfare Department J&K Ab. Rahim Samoon today convened a meeting through virtual mode of law enforcement officers of all districts of Kashmir division to review the overall working of law enforcement agency here at agriculture complex lalmandi Srinagar.
Director stressed upon the Enforcement Officers for successful implementation of Road Map for supply of quality inputs in Kashmir Division.
Director Law enforcement said the prime objective of the enforcement wing of the department is to ensure that quality fertilizers, pesticides and seeds are made available to the farmers through proper sale outlets. He directed to officers to put in every effort to safeguard farmer’s interests.
Working of enforcement wing should be in consonance with the different provisions of Insecticides Act 1968 and Fertilizer Control Order 1985 he said. Samoon asked the officers to take strict action against the retailers if found selling fertilizers, pesticides or seeds without following the proper procedure.. Any dealer or retailer found guilty of violating different provisions of the law, his licence should be cancelled with immediate effect, Samoon directed.
He instructed the officers of the enforcement wing to gear up men and machinery for conducting regular inspection and sampling of products for testing purpose so that the farmers and orchardists are provided the quality products further He also insisted to frame checking squads for Kashmir Division so that the menace of spurious pesticides are controlled and accused must be dealt under the tenants of law.
Among others meeting was attended by Joint Director Seeds, Pesticides and Fertilizers Mohd Iqbal Khan, Agriculture Chemist Kashmir Tabassum Naaz, Plant Protection Officer Kashmir, Deputy Director Law Enforcement and other senior officers of the Enforcement Wing.