Lahore: District administration, agriculture department employees and farmers should work together to increase cotton production.
These views were expressed by Captain Saqib Zafar (Retd), Additional Chief Secretary, South Punjab while presiding over the review meeting of the ongoing activities regarding Cotton Action Plan 2023-24.
Secretary Agriculture, Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahu, Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Saqib Ali Atil, Commissioner Bahawalpur Division. Dr. Ehtsham Anwar, RPO Bahawalpur Zone Rai Babar, Director and Deputy Director Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan, Deputy Commissioner, Chief Irrigation Engineer Khalid Bashir and other stakeholders participated.
It was informed during the briefing that this year a target has been set for cotton cultivation in Bahawalpur division of 23.14 lakh acres, out of which 14.45 lakh acres have been cultivated so far, which is 62 percent of the total target.
Agriculture Secretary, Punjab Iftikhar Ali Shahu said that cotton cultivation is going on and all the stakeholders should work hard to achieve cotton cultivation and per acre production. “We should work day and night for this cause. This will not only make our farmers prosperous but will also provide stability to the country's economy. The Punjab government is using all resources for technical guidance and support to the farmers.
He further said that to make cotton farming profitable, its support price of Rs 8500 per head has been announced in a time bound manner and this compensation will be ensured. Apart from this, Rs 60 crore and Rs 500 crore are being given on certified seeds. 11 billion subsidy is being given on fertilizers. He directed the concerned officers to ensure strict monitoring of the quota of respective districts under track and trace system for distribution of fertilizers.
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