Govt releases Rs 3.991 billion for agriculture development projects under PM Agriculture Emergency Program
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7 (APP):The Ministry of Planning Development and Reforms has so fare given the authorization of release Rs 3.991 billion for various agriculture sector development projects under PM Agriculture Emergency Program for the uplift of agriculture and livestock sectors in the country under Public Sector Development Program 2019-20.
According the latest data of PSDP releases, issued by the Planning Commission of Pakistan, the authorities concerned had given the authorization of release of Rs 4.819 billion for the overall developmental projects of Ministry of National Food Security and Research under its PSDP 2019-20 as against the total allocation of Rs 12.047 billion.
The authorities concerned had also given the authorization of release Rs 2.288 billion for national program for improvement of water courses phase- I, as against the total allocation of Rs 5.500 billion in order to save water.
Under current year’s development agenda, authorization of the release of Rs 240 million for national oil seed enhancement program as the government had allocated Rs 600 million in its PSDP 2019-20.
An amount of Rs160 million was also released for pilot project for development of shrimp farming cluster in order to promote the aquaculture and shrimp farming in the country as an amount of Rs 400 million earmarked for the projects in current year’s development program.
Meanwhile, Rs 30 million was released for the Prime Minister Initiative for Backyard Poultry Farming, Rs 80 million for save the calf and Rs 80 million for promotion of trout cage farming in Northern Areas of the country as against their respective allocations.
In order to enhance the productivity of all major crops, authorizations of release of Rs 180 million had given for rice as against the allocation of Rs 450 million, Rs 80 million for sugarcane out of the total allocation of Rs 200 million for current fiscal year.
The Planning Commission of Pakistan has also given the authorization of release of Rs 260 million for the productivity enhancement of wheat as against the total allocation of Rs 650 million of current financial year.
