LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched the ‘CM Punjab Wheat Incentive Program’, which includes a scheme to provide 1,000 free tractors to wheat farmers.
Under this program, 55-horsepower tractors will be given free of cost to 1,000 successful farmers selected through a digital balloting process.
The first tractor was awarded to Kausar Parveen, a female farmer from Bahawalnagar.
CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif congratulated the successful farmers, including Muhammad Iqbal from Jhang and Salman Ahmed from Mandi Bahauddin.
This initiative is part of the Punjab government’s efforts to support farmers and increase wheat production in the province.
The government has also launched other projects, such as the Green Tractor, Kisan Card, and Super Seeder schemes, to uplift farmers.
A total of 57,733 farmers applied for the free tractor scheme, and 21,496 were found eligible for the balloting process.
All selected farmers will receive their tractors within three months. Wheat cultivation in Punjab has been carried out on 560,000 acres of land, and the government hopes this scheme will increase crop yields and benefit farmers.
CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif expressed her well-wishes for the farmers, praying for a bumper crop and their prosperity.
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