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Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz announced on Thursday that the provincial government will introduce a Rs400-billion package for farmers in the next four months.

She made this announcement while addressing a public gathering in Phool Nagar - where she inaugurated a rural health centre (RHC).

“As far as our farmers are concerned, I promise you that we are going to introduce a Rs400-billion package for our farmers within the next four months,” she said, adding that each farmer will get Rs150,000 on each crop through Kisan Card.

With this amount, she said, farmers will be able to buy fertiliser and seeds.

The chief minister claimed there was no wheat crisis in Punjab and that the provincial government had stopped “all the doors for corruption” in the process of wheat procurement.

“The interest of 130 million people of Punjab is supreme to me,” the chief minister remarked, adding that Nawaz had been insisting on working for the masses’ welfare.

She added that the government has been working day and night to improve health and education in the province.

The chief minister said that progress in the country stopped whenever Nawaz Sharif’s government was removed.

“Pakistan and Punjab would be completely changed if the current government completed the five-year term,” she said, describing herself and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as elder Sharif’s soldiers.

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A. Chak May 16, 2024 08:20pm
What has the government done to recover the money made by the people who imported wheat and caused this crisis? The recovered money should be disbursed amongst the poor farmers.
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KU May 16, 2024 08:41pm
Farmers don't trust the govt anymore. CM should visit rural markets n see the farmers sell their tractors, animals, etc., to pay back loans. This money will never reach farmers, tragic state-affairs.
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Breakingnews.pk May 17, 2024 01:02am
Seems like they'll ask for loan to first support this initiative through Kissan Card then will burden more tax on innocent residents.
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Actual Truth May 17, 2024 03:07am
Shameless Liars
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Alam May 17, 2024 05:57am
150K for each farmer every crop cycle is peanuts. Miss CM you are far removed from reality. You are getting fed with numbers by some bureaucrat who has never sown a single seed in his/her entire life.
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Alam May 17, 2024 05:57am
Treating us farmers like second class citizens and funding 'sasti roti schemes' from the pockets of farmers is going to cost your political career and this country dearly.
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Alam May 17, 2024 06:03am
Just to put things in perspective a bag of Urea is selling for Rs 4800 (3 bags per acre are required minimal) DAP is around 10000 at the moment.
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Alam May 17, 2024 06:04am
Lease for acre of land is anywhere between 110000 to 150000 ( 60000 to 75000 per crop cycle)
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Alam May 17, 2024 06:07am
Miss Chief minister your grant of Rs 150000 just don't go far enough. It barely covers lease expense, diesel & electricity costs for a farmer farming 2 acres of land let alone pay off seed & fert
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Alam May 17, 2024 06:12am
At this moment in time to get through a crop cycle (from sowing to harvest) it costs the farmer at least 100000 per acre (bare minimum
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Alam May 17, 2024 06:12am
that would leave a farmer ploughing 3 acres of land with zero profit. Sorry to bring this to your notice we the farmers are not your slaves and we refuse to budge abide by rules set by you
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test May 19, 2024 04:29pm
Balance Imports/Exports Demand/Supply BusinsCost/Profit We will buy local wheat if it is excess then export it We will import wheat when local is not enough If farming is not profitable gets destroyed
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