There is no doubt that in the recent past the government has introduced a lot of schemes to make the lives of people better connected with agriculture and horticulture sectors in Jammu and Kashmir.
The rural economy is completely dependent on agriculture and horticulture sectors and the focus of the administration is only to make these sectors grow.
The economy of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is largely agriculture dependent and approximately 70 percent of the population is directly or indirectly engaged in agriculture and allied .
Out of a multitude of crops grown in J&K, rice is a staple crop, both in Kashmir and Jammu divisions, sown in summer (May) and harvested in late September.
In addition to rice, corn, millets, pulses, vegetables like peas, beans, lentils etc. are also grown during the summer season. Wheat is another staple crop and along with barley is planted in winter and harvested in spring season.
Among all States /UTs, Jammu and Kashmir has been ranked 3rd in monthly income to Agriculture households and 5th best performing State /UT in the Agriculture & Allied sector.
More than a million beneficiaries from J&K received direct financial support of Rs. 1983.29 crores during the last three years under the PM-Kisan scheme. Out of this 9.46 lakh KCC are live/operative in UT of J&K .
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