Dr Ajay Kumar Sood takes charge as CGM of NABARD Himachal Pradesh Regional Office, Shimla
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Dr Ajay Kumar Sood took charge as Chief General Manager of NABARD, Himachal Pradesh Regional Office, Shimla on 03 July 2023.
He is a graduate in Agriculture from CSKVV, Palampur and has done PhD in Agriculture Economics from IARI, New Delhi.
Prior to taking charge of Himachal Pradesh Regional Office, Dr. Sood has headed Jammu & Kashmir Regional Office, Jammu. During his tenure at Jammu & Kashmir RO, he has spearheaded the thrust for Rural infrastructure resulting in doubling of availment of Rural Infrastructure Development Fund(RIDF).
He has also worked with Corporate Planning Department, Head Office, NABARD Mumbai and Rajasthan Regional Office, Jaipur; Punjab & Haryana Regional Office, Chandigarh in varying capacities.
Priorities of NABARD in the State of Himachal Pradesh are to support rural infrastructure through RIDF, Micro Irrigation Fund, Warehouse Infrastructure Fund and other funds, strengthening of rural cooperative banks, computerisation and transformation of PACS as MSC, organising farmers into Farmers Producers Organisations (FPO), other farm sector related initiatives, promotion of micro enterprises through skill development of rural youth, credit intensification in rural areas through KCC, JLG and SHGs and support sustainable farming.
