Jammu, Sept. 24 -- Share Tweet Share JAMMU, Sept 24 (KNS) : The Jammu and Kashmir government has admitted that the horticulture sector, a major pillar of the Union Territory's economy, has suffered substantial losses to the extent of about 60 per cent in some areas due to natural calamities like hailstorms, floods, and heavy rains in recent years. In a written reply to a starred question in the Assembly regarding the Crop Insurance Scheme, the Agriculture Production Department as per news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS) stated that approximately 35 lakh people, comprising 7.5 lakh families, are directly or indirectly associated with the horticulture sector, which contributes roughly 10 per cent to the UT's GDP and generates an estimated...