DAPORIJO, 14 Oct: The Upper or Subansiri district administration convened a high-level coordination meeting here on Wednesday to step up the digital farmer registration drive under the centrally-sponsored AgriStack framework across the district.
Addressing the meeting, assistant commissioner-cum-DC in-charge Goju Sikom emphasized the importance of strict timelines and inter-departmental synergy to achieve 100 percent saturation of farmer registration under the AgriStack. The initiative aligns with the state-wide rollout highlighted by agriculture minister Gabriel D. Wangsu, marking a paradigm shift in creating a robust agricultural information system across the state, Sikom said.
"By building the digital database, the administration intends to precisely track who the farmers are, what crops they cultivate, and where their land holdings are situated to ensure seamless, leak-proof assistance," he said.
DAO Singdhe Hangu explained that under this digital framework, every registered farmer in Upper Subansiri will be issued a unique, digitally verifiable Farmer ID. This dynamic ID will serve as a single window of identity across multiple government departments, simplifying eligibility authentication for subsidies, inputs, credit, and crop insurance, the DAO said.
The task force officials at the mini secretariat clarified that this database is strictly an identification and service-delivery tool and does not establish or alter legal land ownership claims.
The active involvement of the ZPC and ZPMs will be vital in mobilizing communities in remote pockets. To facilitate seamless enrolment, the department is deploying ground teams to set up local eKYC registration hubs across the district's circles. Farmers can enrol by providing an active Aadhaar card linked to a valid mobile number (mandatory for receiving secure OTP verification) and basic land linkage details and crop declaration data.
The Zilla Parishad leadership and Gaon Burahs have pledged full cooperation to ensure that no eligible farmer, including sharecroppers and women cultivators, is excluded from the database.
The successful implementation of AgriStack is expected to provide a substantial economic boost to Upper Subansiri.
The AgriStack Task Force has urged all farming households to cooperate with field surveyors and visit their nearest Common Service Centres or designated circle-level camps to complete their registrations at the earliest.
Representatives and technical experts from various line departments comprising the district's AgriStack Task Force, alongside key local self-government leaders, including the Zilla Parishad Chairperson (ZPC) and Zilla Parishad Members (ZPMs) of Upper Subansiri, attended the strategy session to finalize the deployment map for the grassroots enumeration.
To ensure seamless execution, the meeting featured an intensive technical orientation conducted by resource persons from IT Solution, Itanagar. The team provided comprehensive hands-on training on data synchronization, portal navigation, and troubleshooting digital anomalies during field verification.
Integrating verified digital profiles will strengthen the positioning of local agricultural initiatives, such as the recently initiated Geographical Indication application process for the famous 'Orange of Upper Subansiri,' driven by local Farmer Producer Organisations. A verified database will seamlessly connect these specialized local growers to regional and national digital markets, eliminating middlemen and ensuring optimal pricing. (DIPRO)
