J&K: Better infrastructure under Central govt scheme boosts grape production in Ganderbal
After the Indian government’s decision to revoke Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 5 last year, the horticulture sector witnessed a sudden boost which lead to more self-employment opportunities and better income.A large section of people in J&K depend on the horticulture sector for their livelihoods and grape cultivation. One such place is Ganderbal, popularly known as the 'district of lakes', which has now become the hub of grape cultivation after the implementation of Central government’s Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana.After J&K was made a Union Territory last year, there have been major improvements in the horticulture sector under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, and grape cultivators say that the quality and quantity of the crops have since seen a lot of impr...