Islamabad
Balochistan government had approved the Balochistan Green Tractor Programme to distribute 1,000 locally produced tractors among the small farmers of the province.
In the first phase, 1,000 tractors would be awarded to the small farmers of the province on subsidized rate and the programme would be expanded to 3,000 tractors, the Spokesperson of Balochistan government, Liaqaut Shahwani Friday said while talking to APP. Shahwani said the Balochistan government had expanded the allocation for the project from Rs 500 million to Rs 1 bill to flourish the agriculture sector and facilitate the farmers.
The recovery will be made in a period of seven years, every beneficiary have to pay monthly installment of nine thousands, the spokesperson informed. He further said that latest technologies would be introduced to enhance the productivity of agriculture in the province.
The Balochistan government had allocated Rs 9.098 billion for the development of irrigation system in the province to increase the agricultural production which would ultimately benefit the farmers.
He said that the provincial government had decided to construct small dams sprawling over a large area of the province to resolve the water scarcity issue of the province. —APP
