KKS demands fund to boost cardamom production
Kalimpong,18th Oct
Kalimpong
Krishak Kalyan Sangathan(KKS) a registered federal organization operating in
all of Darjeeling hills has send a memorandum to Hon'ble Minister for Commerce
& Industry Nirmala Sitaraman demanding release of grant in aid for large
cardamom.
Bishnu
Chettri Secretary of the Sangathan today told 700 metric ton of large cardamom
is produced every year in which that Sikkim and Darjeeling Hills combined
together produces about 90% large cardamom every year in which Darjeeling Hills
share is about 30% he added.He
informed majority of cardamom growers are poor marginal farmers who depend
totally on the farming of cardamom.
Large
Cardamom which is a Cash Crop is exported in large volume by India to other
countries viewing this KKS has demanded to release of grant in aid of large
cardamom.
"Under this ministry , spices board provides grant in aid( subsidy) to
farmers in different intervention like, nursery development , replantation , vermi-composting,
modified vatti, rain water harvesting , irrigation equipment etc every year
which till now have contributed and enhance the production of large cardamom.
But the year 2016-17, the forms for grant in aid to farmers has not been
distributed. When inquired about the same the fund for the period has not yet
been released from the ministry" he said.
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