Chandigarh- In a major transfer to convey transparency and momentum to the seed certification course of, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Authorities has outfitted its subject employees with trendy handheld computer systems (Tabs) to make sure all work of the SATHI portal is carried out on-line.
Marking this milestone as an important step in direction of full digitisation, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Thursday handed over 40 Tabs to Seed Certification Officers and Assistants.
The Agriculture Minister emphasised that equipping subject officers with these handheld computer systems will remove guide paperwork and improve accountability, and can ensures real-time knowledge entry immediately from the sphere throughout inspections.
Moreover, he stated that the precise geographical location of the sphere will be recorded by means of GPS to make sure transparency, whereas on the spot images will enable crop circumstances to change into a part of the official report on the spot. The transition to digital enter will even keep away from errors brought on whereas writing by hand and allow the moment technology of digital experiences that may be shared instantly with farmers or larger authorities, he added.
To additional safe the method, Khudian stated that digital signatures of the farmers might be taken immediately on the Tab display. Area mapping might be executed utilizing GPS to make sure that the commentary pertains to the proper seed subject, and as per the shape accessible on the Tab, particulars together with crop sort, isolation distance, ailments, and variety of off-type vegetation might be recorded digitally, he stated.
The Agriculture Minister emphasised that this digitisation initiative wouldn’t solely convey transparency to the seed certification course of but in addition be sure that farmers obtain high quality licensed seeds in a well timed method.
Secretary Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Arshdeep Singh Thind, Director Gurjit Singh Brar, Director- PSSCA Narinder Benipal and different senior officers of the division have been additionally current on the event.
