Decreasing agricultural production of Daman & Diu @admrdddnh

It is observed that agricultural produce from Daman and Diu is decreasing every year. The Administration of Daman & Diu spends crores of rupees on Agriculture Department only to get negative growth (on paper in may have increased).

Daman & Diu are small territories having a limited area but agriculture officer never visits the agriculture land. There are a lot of applications pending for a subsidy, which they have not cleared for many months. This approach of the Agriculture Department has resulted in very few farmers going for agriculture because without subsidy farming is loss-making a proposition.

On the other hand in Gujarat, everything is online. One needs to apply online for subsidy with the relevant documents. Gram Sevak will visit to verify claim and subsidy will be transferred to a bank account online within 15 days of verification of the claim. Total hassle free process.

In Daman & Diu, one has to visit again and again to agriculture office, even have to be prepared for “chai-pani” then they will look into the file to see whether the claim can be passed or not.