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Young, passionate J-K floriculture officer inspires others
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Young, passionate J-K floriculture officer inspires others

In the past few years, many young people from the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir have proven their mettle in different fields, one such person is Javaid Masoodi from Budgam’s Chadoora district who overcame several hurdles to become a floriculture officer.A floriculture officer at the Mughal Gardens in Srinagar, Javaid Masoodi qualified for the job in 2010 after he passed the Public Service Commission exam at a much younger age than others who had previously qualified.“I studied at the Jammu and Kashmir Sainik School till Class 12 and then did my BSc at the Sher E Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST). I worked as an agricultural officer for five years after that but later took the public service commission exam and qualified as an in-service candida