LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Kissan cards will be available in the branches of the Bank of Punjab from August 10 as the printing of 250,000 cards is underway.
A meeting chaired by Agriculture Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo was informed that verification of 100,000 applicants had been completed, while new applications were also being received.
Kissan card holders would be able to purchase fertilisers, seeds and pesticides at discounted prices from October 15.
Mr Sahoo said the card would be distributed on a “first come, first served” basis as 275,000 growers have so far applied for it.
The Punjab government on Wednesday approved Rs 10 billion for the Chief Minister Punjab’s Kissan Card.
In the meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party, 23 schemes were approved. The funds were approved in the fourth meeting of the financial year 2024-25. A total of Rs77 billion were approved for 23 schemes in the agriculture and roads sectors.
Planning and Development Board Chairman Barrister Nabil Awan presided over the meeting. Rs 1.25 billion were approved for the establishment of model agriculture malls in Punjab, and Rs67 billions were approved for 21 development schemes of roads sector in various districts of Punjab.
