LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Department has called upon the growers to bring more area under gram crop cultivation in the province to take advantage of subsidy being extended by the government.
Gram is sown over 2.4 million acres of land in the Punjab province which accounts for 60 percent of the total area brought under cultivation of gram crop in the country. It is considered as an alternative of meat and the government is trying to increase its production, said a spokesman of the agriculture department on Wednesday.
Gram cultivation starts from September 25 in the province; and Jhang, Mianwali, Bahawalnagar, Sargodha, D G Khan, Layyah, Attock, Khushab, Rajanpur, Chakwal, Bhakkar and Muzaffagarh's growers registered with the Punjab government are eligible to claim subsidy on this crop.
According to the spokesman, Rs 2,000 per acre subsidy is being given to the growers up to five acres of land. Farmers have to send number given on the scratch card available inside the bag of seed to a specific number and upon receiving confirmation from the government, they can receive Rs 500 immediately from a nearby mobile shop and rest of the Rs 1500 on harvesting.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020