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SARGODHA, Nov 21 (APP):Commissioner Sargodha Jahanzaib Awan visited the Kisan card issuance centre on Thursday and distributed cards among farmers.
He said the Kisan card initiative, introduced under the leadership of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, is a groundbreaking step towards agricultural development. “The Punjab government aims to strengthen farmers economically and with the ongoing wheat sowing season, farmers can use the Kisan card to purchase fertilizers, seeds, and agricultural pesticides at subsidized rates, along with access to interest-free loans,” he said.
Director Agriculture Shahid Hussain said that the target for issuing registration cards in Sargodha division is set at 150,720 farmers, of which 73 per cent has already been achieved. The Punjab Bank delivered 51,538 cards, and 40,587 were distributed among farmers. He further shared that wheat sowing in the division had reached 66pc of the target. Additionally, 1,272 farmers across the division were receiving letters for the Chief Minister’s green tractor scheme.
The government has increased the total number of Kisan cards from 500,000 to 750,000, allowing farmers to withdraw 30pc of their funds in cash, he added.