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New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said the government will provide full financial assistance to farmers for the losses caused due to adverse weather conditions.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Lt Governor Sinha virtually inaugurated an apple festival organised in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, an official statement said.
Speaking at the event, Sinha assured "full financial assistance would be provided to the farmers by the UT"s administration for the loss caused due to adverse weather in Jammu and Kashmir." Recent heavy rain, hailstorm and snow affecting the crops have been declared a natural calamity and UT-specific disaster.
He said it was the responsibility of the Jammu and Kashmir government to protect the land of the farmers in the Union Territory and the legal provision in this regard was in the interest of the cultivators.
The Lt Governor said the central and UT governments were working together for the upliftment of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, with most of them being dependent on agriculture.
Sinha informed that various schemes have been implemented to double the income of farmers.