MULTAN: Prime Minister Imran Khan has laid the foundation-stone of South Punjab Secretariat and launched several other development projects during his day-long visit here Monday 26th of April, 2021.
Besides distributing ‘Farmer Cards’ among small cultivators. PM also inaugurated of e-service center, Labor Housing Colony and Industrial Estate Phase-I. He also inaugurated the new building of Dar-ul-Amaan, launched five Miyawaki forests under Clean and Green Pakistan project and up-gradation of Multan-Matitil road and start of construction work on dualization project.
He also laid foundation-stones of a Shelter Home here (under Phase-I of Panahgah Project to be expanded to all divisional headquarters of Punjab), construction of 200-bed maternal and child hospital besides installation of 10 water filtration plants.
Kisan Card: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said that Kissan Card was launched to provide benefit of subsidy on seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and agriculture machinery in transparent manner.
Speaking during Kissan Card Launching ceremony he said initially, subsidy of Rs 17 billions will be given to the farmers through Kissan Card.
CM Buzdar stated that farmers would obtain subsidy through registered shops. The holders of the Kissan Card will also get agriculture loans easily, he maintained.
Buzdar remarked that Kissan Card was part of PM’s Agriculture Productivity Enhancement Program which comprised of Rs 300 billion.
Under Rs 300 billion package, the work on different schemes including brick- lining of water distributaries, modern technology, oil seed, modern machinery, drip irrigation, solar was in progress with rapid pace.
Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar also added that 3000 land record centres, out of total 8000, were being established in South Punjab. About Kissan Card, he stated that it would also be issued to tenants.
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