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Union Minister of State Independent Charge Ministry of Science and Technology Minister of State Independent Charge Ministry of Earth Science MoS of Prime Ministers Office and Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances Pensions Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh today said that Bhaderwah is the potential destination of Agri-tech StartUps of the country.After Inaugurating the countrys first Lavender Festival here the Union Minister described Bhaderwah as the birthplace of Indias Purple Revolution. Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the countrys first lavender festival in Bhaderwah has been possible today only by the progressive thinking of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who after taking the oath as PM in 2014 stressed that the regions which have been disconnected from the mainstream India must be connected to the mainstream through development.Todays Lavender Festival in the valley of Bhaderwah is the best example of development of present progressive government at the centre which should have been celebrated much earlier Bhaderwah being the best place for lavender cultivation in terms of land and climate he added.Dr. Jitendra Singh also said that the development prospects of PM Modi led government for the far-flung areas like Bhaderwah can also be judged from the fact that the countrys first National Institute of High Altitude Medicine is being built in Bhaderwah which will attract scholars and researchers not only from India but across the globe generating employment opportunities for the region. The establishment of this institute is a proof of developmental initiatives reaching far flung places at an unprecedented rate compared to the last seventy years Dr. Singh added.The Minister said that the medical college at Doda and other distant places in JK was not the priority of previous governments which shows that this government is leaving no stone unturned to take development to the farthest corners of the country.About the development of roads in Doda and Bhaderwah Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the connectivity to Doda and Bhaderwah earlier through roads was unsuitable due to the threat of landslides especially during rains. But the construction of roads and tunnels have made the distance easier now Dr. Singh maintained.The Minister said that the Bhaderwah-Bani-Basoli Highway Chattergala Tunnel under Bharatmala Khilani-Marmat-Sudhmahadev Road connecting Hambal and Kalota Bhaderwah-Chamba Highway tunnel the all weather roads being constructed will open new vistas of development for this region.Dr. Jitendra Singh said that this government believes in the principle of Appeasement to none justice for all and doesnt discriminate on the basis of region religion or caste and maintained that the government wants that the benefits of all the government schemes must reach the last man in the last queue.Dr. Singh emphasized that this government is trying its best to change the erstwhile political culture based on other things that may take some time but will be witnessed by the upcoming generations in India.Referring to the lavender cultivation in the region Dr. Singh said that Lavender is an avenue of employment generation and research opening many paradigms of development for the region.He further said that the agriculturist Sh. Bharat Bhushan called the Brand Ambassador of Purple Revolution in India is an inspiration for youth in JK towards Start-up culture.Dr. Jitendra Singh further said that no government even the government of the developed nations cant provide employment to every citizen. But the present government is creating avenues for employment generation under Start-up India Stand-up India.Dr. Jitendra Singh maintained that start-ups under purple revolution in JK are one of the avenues under Start-up India Stand-up India.Dr. Jitendra Singh also said that under Lavender Cultivation potential farmers income has not only been doubled but quadrupled. The Minister urged Media and opinion leaders to start awareness campaigns so that youth is attracted towards the start-up culture and their mind-set is freed from the thinking of government job.Dr. Singh also inaugurated six distillation units under CSIR-IIIM for lavender situated at six different places.Three MoUs were also signed between CSIR-IIIM Jammu with Agro Voltic Power Mussoorie Uttarakhand Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar Punjab and Fine Fragrance Power Limited Mumbai.Dr. D. S Reddy Director CSIR-IIIM Jammu Sh. Dhanenter Singh DDC Chairperson Doda Sangeeta Bhagat Vice-Chairperson DDC Doda Shakti Raj Parihar former Minister and MLA Dr. Sumit Garola Nodal Scientist CSIR besides scientists and potential farmers cultivating lavender were present during the festival. Many industrialists potential farmers were felicitated during the lavender festival.The Lavender Festival in Bhaderwah is being attended in large numbers by Scientists Technologists Progressive Farmers and Agri- entrepreneurs drawn from different parts of the country including Jammu and Kashmir.CSIR-AROMA Mission under the Ministry of Science Technology aims to develop and disseminate the aroma-related science and technology to reach the end userclients of CSIR Farmers industry and society.Pertinent to mention that Aroma Mission is attracting Start-ups and agriculturists from across the country and during Phase-I CSIR helped cultivation on 6000 hectares of land and covered 46 Aspirational districts across the country. More than 44000 persons have been trained and several crores of farmers revenue generated. In the second Phase of Aroma Mission it is proposed to engage over 45000 skilled human resources with the aim of benefitting more than 75000 farming families across the country.CSIR-IIIM introduced lavender to farmers in Doda Rama Kishtwar Kathua Udhampur Rajouri Pulwama Anantnag Kupwara and Bandipora districts.
