ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Planning Improvement and Reforms has to date given the authorization to launch Rs8,176m for varied agriculture sector growth initiatives underneath its Public Sector Improvement Program (PSDP) for the monetary yr 2019-20 as towards the full allocation of Rs12.047b.
In the meantime, authorities involved had additionally given the authorization to launch funds initiated underneath Prime Minister’s Agriculture Emergency Program as the federal government is meant to spent about Rs390 billion on on the uplift of agriculture sector throughout subsequent 4 years.
Underneath agriculture emergency program, the federal government had allotted particular funds for the productiveness enhancement of all main crops together with wheat, rice, sugarcane and maize.
The federal government had licensed to launch Rs4,400 million for nationwide program for enchancment of water programs towards the allocation of Rs5,500 million through the interval underneath evaluation.
Authorization to launch of an quantity of Rs480 million was given for nationwide oil seed enhancement undertaking which was initiated underneath Prime Minister Agriculture Emergency Program and quantity of Rs600 million was allotted for the undertaking throughout present monetary yr.
Based on the PSDP releases knowledge of the Planning Fee of Pakistan, the authorities involved had given the approval of launch Rs 360 million for productiveness enhancement of rice towards the full allocation of Rs450 million and Rs 160 million for sugarcane productiveness enhancement. To be able to improve the output of cotton, the federal government had launched Rs40 million for the higher cotton initiatives as towards the full allocation of Rs50 million through the present yr’s PSDP. The authorities involved had additionally given the authorization of launch Rs 150 million for nationwide pesticides resides residues monitoring system within the nation as towards the full allocation of Rs 300 million as a way to make fertilizers and pesticides use extra environment friendly. Underneath present yr’s growth agenda, authorisation of the discharge of Rs 200 million for nationwide oil seed enhancement program as the federal government had allotted Rs400 million in its PSDP 2019-20. An quantity of Rs 200 million had additionally launched for pilot undertaking for growth of shrimp farming cluster as a way to promote the aquaculture and shrimp farming within the nation as an quantity of Rs 400 million earmarked for the initiatives in present yr’s growth program.
