NAROWAL: Director Agriculture Gujranwala Javed Iqbal chaired a meeting at the Deputy Director Agriculture (Extension) office here on Wednesday, along with an HBL team regarding farmer registration and issuance of Kisan Card.
During the meeting, a plan was formulated in consultation with the HBL team to further expedite the pace of farmer registration and issuance of Kisan Card.
The meeting discussed in detail the difficulties being faced by farmers regarding opening of an account and their transactions in connection with farmer registration.
Cluster Manager HBL Arbab Ahmed gave useful suggestions regarding easy handling of problems.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Director Agriculture (Extension) Muhammad Arif Chaudhry, Assistant Directors Tanveer Ahmad Tatla, Syed Muhammad Sarwar Raza, Muhammad Ali, Ehsanul Haq, Abdul Razzaq and other officers.
Deputy Director Agriculture Chaudhry Muhammad Arif told Director Agriculture Gujranwala that the process of registration of farmers and distribution of Kisan Cards under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Nabila Irfan and in the light of Punjab government instructions is in full swing.
So far, the registration process of more than 70, 000 farmers had been completed, he added.
He said that a total of 4, 193 Kisan Cards had been distributed in the district including 1693 in Narowal tehsil, 843 in Zafarwal tehsil and 1657 in Shakargarh tehsil.