Govt releases Rs334.670 million under PSDP 2019-20 for food security projects

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (APP):The government has released Rs334.670 million for several agriculture uplift
projects under its Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) for financial year 2019-20 as against the total allocation of Rs1,2047.516 million.

The amount was released for the completion of several on-going development projects, besides initiating new projects to promote the agriculture and livestock sectors on modern lines for making it profitable by enhancing per-acre crop yield across the country.

According to latest data released by the Planning Commission of Pakistan, by the end of last week of current month, the government had released Rs80 million for promotion of olive cultivation on commercial scale as against the total allocation of Rs 400 million for the current fiscal year.