A farmer spreads fertiliser in his rice field. PHOTO: REUTERS
MULTAN: The Punjab government has started subsidising di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertiliser to facilitate 5.2 million farmers of the province under the Khadim-e-Punjab Kisan Package. According to a handout issued by the spokesman of the agriculture department here on Saturday, the Punjab government has started giving Rs150 as subsidy on each bag of DAP fertiliser. He said that the initiative has been taken to facilitate farmers to decrease their production expenses. The farmers can get the subsidy through vouchers in each bag of the fertiliser. He said the Punjab government is utilising all possible resources to provide maximum relief to the farmers. He said that farmers are advised to get them registered through call on 0800-29000 or 0800-15000 to avail the facility, and send scratch card number with national identity card number on 8070 through SMS, after that they will receive a message from the department and they will get cash from any easy paisa shop by showing them the message.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 5th, 2017.
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