DCO Muzaffar Khan Sial distributes cheques at Phalia under Prime Ministers Kisan Package

Mandi Bahauddin(Sher Gondal) : DCO Muzaffar Khan Sial distributed cheques at Phalia under Prime Ministers Kisan Package among small farmers at the rate of five thousand rupees per acre of rice and cotton crops. Addressing farmers, he said under the kisan package cost of agricultural inputs had been decreased. He said  PM  announced kisan package in view of the hardships of farming community.

The package would mainly focus on small farmers with land holdings of 12.5 acres or less. Giving further details of the package, DCO said farmers would get subsidized fertilizer and the package would also facilitate dairy, poultry and fish farming sectors with loans. He said taxes on machinery imported from abroad had been reduced to 9% from 42%. About fertilizer price he said the price of DAP per bag was dropped by Rs 500 and Nitrophos fertilizer’s dropped by Rs 218 per sack.

AC Phalia and MPA Abbas Bosal were present on the occasion. Similarly AC Malakwal and MPA Shafqat Gondal distributed cheques among the small farmers at Malakwal and explained advantages of the package to the farmers.

In Mandi Bahauddin Tehsil AC and MPA Mahfooz Mashdi gave cheques to farmers at Mong, Speaking on the occasion Mahfooz Mashdi said that PM Kisan Package was historical and it would bring revolution in farming.