Over Rs 40 Billion Earmarked For Agri Sector Development

Over Rs 40 billion earmarked for agri sector development

Member Punjab Assembly Shaheen Raza here on Monday expressed that Rs40 billion were earmarked for the development of agriculture sector

SAHIWAL, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Jul, 2019 ) :Member Punjab Assembly Shaheen Raza here on Monday expressed that Rs40 billion were earmarked for the development of agriculture sector.

Talking to media persons, he said that around seven billion rupees were earmarked for the provision of Crop Insurance Programme, e-credit, subsidy on seeds and fertilizer.

The Punjab government will establish auction market to give proper rate of crops to farmers.

The government has decided agri smart card for direct subsidy to farmers because through this system all small farmers could get benefits.

Shaheen Raza underlined that the government was taking solid steps for the promotion and development of the agriculture sector across the country as Pakistan is an agriculture state but unfortunately in the past no regimes had paid proper attention for the development of this sector.