Lahore:Punjab Agriculture Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo said on Thursday that coming March 31st had been set as tractor delivery deadline to farmers who stood successful in green tractor balloting scheme.
He said this while presiding over a meeting which reviewed timelines for green tractor programme here at Agriculture House. He said that by coming March 31, 9,500 tractors would be delivered to farmers who stood successful in balloting.
He said that under green tractor programme, a subsidy of Rs 1 million was being given on each tractor. Receiving process of allotment letters of green tractors had been successfully completed, he said and added as per the direction of Punjab Chief Minister tractors would be provided on first come first serve basis.
Sahoo said that farmers could submit price of tractor in any branch of the Bank of Punjab. He said that last date to submit dues by farmers was December 5, adding that allotment of farmers could be canceled who would failed to submit their payment by the said dat
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The secretary said that delivery of green tractors delivery process would be started soon and tractors would be delivered to farmers from their nearest dealers. He said that a separate series was being obtained from Excise department for registration of tractors.