{"id":38986,"date":"2024-06-08T18:07:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T13:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=38986"},"modified":"2024-06-08T18:10:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T13:10:44","slug":"cm-punjab-launches-livestock-card-scheme-farmers-guidance-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/cm-punjab-launches-livestock-card-scheme-farmers-guidance-app\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punjab launches Livestock Card scheme, farmers\u2019 guidance app"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">RAWALPINDI: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz approved the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">first-ever<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/punjab-govt-announces-historic-kisan-package-to-support-farmers\/\"> Punjab Livestock Card<\/a> scheme aimed at empowering livestock farmers in the province and boosting the agricultural sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Under the scheme, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/dastak-facilitator-jobs-in-punjab-2024-check-details-below\/\">Punjab government<\/a> will provide <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">interest-free<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> loans of up to Rs. 2.5 lakh to farmers for cattle fodder<\/span>, making it easier for farmers to manage their livestock.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting presided over by CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz on Sunday, she also approved the first-ever Punjab Livestock Card and a dedicated \u201cFarmer Guidance App\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She has instructed the concerned department to develop a scheme for dairy farming in South Punjab, <\/span>with a focus on simplifying the loan process for farmers in the region. She<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0said the government wanted to make the livestock farmers economically independent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/uncategorized\/punjab-govt-launches-e-cattle-market-app-ahead-of-eid-ul-azha-details-inside\/\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Punjab Livestock Card Scheme<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the first phase of the Livestock Card Scheme, the government plans to distribute 40,000 Punjab Livestock Cards across the province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Through the cards<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the government will provide interest-free loans to farmers <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> easy installments. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This scheme is expected to facilitate the export of meat from 400,000 animals.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ur\">&#8220;\u067e\u0627\u06a9\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u06cc \u062a\u0627\u0631\u06cc\u062e \u06a9\u0627 \u067e\u06c1\u0644\u0627\u067e\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0628 \u0644\u0627\u0626\u06cc\u0648 \u0633\u0679\u0627\u06a9 \u06a9\u0627\u0631\u0688 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u067e\u06c1\u0644\u06cc&#8221;\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0645\u0631 \u0631\u06c1\u0646\u0645\u0627\u0626\u06cc \u0627\u06cc\u067e&#8221; \u06a9\u0627 \u0627\u062c\u0631\u0627\u0621<\/p>\n<p>\u0648\u0632\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0639\u0644\u06cc\u0670 \u067e\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0628 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryamNSharif?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaryamNSharif<\/a> \u06a9\u06cc <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PunjabLivestock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PunjabLivestock<\/a> \u06a9\u06d2 \u0627\u06c1\u0645 \u067e\u0631\u0627\u062c\u06cc\u06a9\u0679\u0633 \u06a9\u06cc \u0645\u0646\u0638\u0648\u0631\u06cc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bedDlItUUb\">pic.twitter.com\/bedDlItUUb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Government of Punjab (@GovtofPunjabPK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovtofPunjabPK\/status\/1799389007077581008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Farmers can avail of an easy loan of Rs. 2.7 lakh for silage, fodder, and mineral mixtures. This loan can be repaid within 30 days using the Punjab Livestock Card.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Furthermore, the Punjab Livestock Card Scheme will offer various services to farmers, including free animal tagging, disease prevention services, and quality testing facilities for silage and fodder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The animal identity traceability system in Punjab will facilitate the maintenance of livestock.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb, Provincial Minister of Agriculture Syed Ashiq Hussain, Special Assistant Rashid Nasrullah, Chief Secretary Zahidakhtar Zaman, Secretary Livestock, and other officials attended the meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz approved the first-ever Punjab Livestock Card scheme aimed at empowering livestock farmers in the province and boosting the agricultural sector. 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