In a significant move to support the agricultural community, the Sindh government has registered as many as 42,000 farmers, including 1,000 women, in Sukkur and Ghotki districts for the Benazir Hari Card. This initiative, which aims to register 1.5 million farmers across the province, is designed to provide essential financial assistance, enabling farmers to purchase crucial agricultural inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, and other supplies at subsidized rates.
During a ceremony held at a local banquet hall in Rohri, the Sindh Minister for Agriculture highlighted the launch of the Hari Card on the directives of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. This card is intended to offer much-needed relief to farmers. Significant progress has already been made, with 336,000 farmers registered so far, and 298,000 eligible for the wheat subsidy program under the Benazir Hari Card. To date, Rs18 billion has been disbursed to beneficiaries.
The Benazir Hari Card, a multi-purpose ATM card, will facilitate direct transfers of government subsidies to farmers. The program will be implemented in two phases: initially targeting farmers with 1-25 acres of land, followed by the inclusion of farmers with larger holdings without any upper limit on land size.
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