STATE GOVT. EXTENDS THE LAST DATE FOR APPLYING FOR SUBSIDY ON AGRI. EQUIPMENTS

 Lalit Berry/Parveen Sharma

Ludhiana/Khanna, July 27 -For better residue management in the fields with the help of machinery and equipment in paddy season 2019-20, the state government has been offering 50 per cent subsidy on paddy straw choppers, mulchers, subsoilers, Happy Seeder, Super Straw Management System, Zero Drill, Reversible Mould Board Ploughs and other implements. Punjab government has extended the last date till July 31, 2019, for applying for subsidy on agricultural equipment.

Divulging the details, Chief Agricultural Officer Dr Baldev Singh informed that 80 per cent subsidy was being offered to cooperative societies and farmer groups. They can get help from officials to get themselves registered on portalwww.agrimachinery.nic.in. He appealed the farmers to take benefit of the scheme. He appealed the interested farmers to submit applications by July 31, 2019, in offices of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department.