{"id":113749,"date":"2024-09-14T23:30:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T18:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=113749"},"modified":"2024-09-14T18:07:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T13:07:39","slug":"applications-for-subsidised-green-tractors-to-be-invited-soon-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/regional-news-pakistan\/applications-for-subsidised-green-tractors-to-be-invited-soon-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications for subsidised Green Tractors to be invited soon: secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MULTAN, Sep 14:Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahu said on Saturday that applications for the Chief Minister\u2019s Green Tractor Scheme, offering a subsidy of Rs one million per tractor, would be invited soon.<br \/>\nThis initiative is aimed at promoting mechanized farming across the province. He made the announcement while presiding over a review meeting on cotton at MNS Agricultural University, Multan, where efforts to boost cotton production were also discussed.<br \/>\nThe meeting was attended by Special Secretary for Agriculture South Punjab, Sarfraz Hussain Magsi, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad Rajwana,Focal Person for Cotton, Dr. Muhammad Anjum Ali, Director General Agriculture Extension, Chaudhry Abdul Hameed, Director General Agricultural Information Punjab, Naveed Asmat Kahloon, Director General Pest Warning, Dr. Amir Rasool;, Director General Crop Reporting Service, Abdul Qayyum, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Bandesha, and leading farmers including Khalid Mahmood Khokhar and Syed Hassan Raza.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Sahu directed the timely issuance of advisories for cotton care and stressed  awareness campaigns on clean picking, storage, and transportation. He also called for proper documentation of cotton arrivals at ginning factories. Proposals for transforming Bahawalpur Division into a cotton valley were discussed.<br \/>\nThe Secretary stated that both the public and private sectors were tasked with developing high-quality cotton seeds. He further mentioned that the distribution of Kisan Cards was ongoing, with 850,000 farmers already registered under the program. The Kisan Card  initiative received an overwhelmingly positive response from farmers.<br \/>\nHe also highlighted the Chief Minister\u2019s Smog Control Program, which is being implemented to manage crop residue disposal, and preparations for the next wheat planting season are underway.<br \/>\nFrom September 16, young agricultural graduates will begin field activities under the internship program. Later, Secretary Sahu visited the Kisan Card distribution center in Multan to review its arrangements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MULTAN, Sep 14:Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahu said on Saturday that applications for the Chief Minister\u2019s Green Tractor Scheme, offering a subsidy of Rs one million per tractor, would be invited soon. This initiative is aimed at promoting mechanized farming across the province. 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