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Agri Dept to provide certified wheat seeds

Amritsar, November 6The Punjab Government has issued a policy for distribution of certified wheat seeds in Amritsar. Amritsar Chief Agriculture Officer Kuljit Singh Saini said this year 9,900 quintals of certified wheat seeds would be distributed in the district on subsidided rates. He said the government would deposit 50 per cent of the seed price or Rs 1,000 per quintal directly in bank accounts of farmers and subsidy would be given on seeds for a maximum of 5 acres.The Chief Agriculture Officer said this subsidy would be given to farmers up to 2.5 acres first after which the remaining subsidy would be given to farmers having land holding between 2.5 acres and 5 acres. The subsidy would be transferred only through the Aadhaar seed accounts. The prescribed proforma/ application for obtaining wheat seed subsidy can also be downloaded from the website of the department www.agri.punjab.gov.in. These applications should be verified by sarpanch, nambardar and MC councillor.He appealed farmers to submit their complete application in the focal point or block level or district level offices of the Agriculture Department by November 11.The block level officials of the department would immediately issue permits to eligible applicants. He said farmers would get seeds from an authorised sales centre registered with the Punjab State Seed Certification Institution.After purchasing the seeds on the basis of permit, farmer need to submit the certified seed bill and wheat seed certification tag with the Block Agriculture Officer within 10 days and after verifying the bill, subsidy would be transferred to their bank accounts.Subsidised wheat varieties 2967 HD 3086, Advanced PBW-343, Advanced PBW-550, PBW-1 Zinc, PBW-725, PBW-677, WH1105, PBW 621, WHD 943 and late sown verities such as PBW 752 and PBW 658 would be made available.

The Tribune

2020-11-07