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Punjab issues over 832,000 Kissan Cards to farmers
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize LAHORE: More than 832,000 farmers have been issued Kissan Cards in Punjab under the provincial government’s agricultural support programme.
- Farmers have collectively utilised agricultural loans worth Rs25.4 billion through the Kissan Card facility.
- Of the total recoverable amount of Rs67 billion from 538,000 farmers, an impressive recovery rate of 86 per cent has been achieved.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize LAHORE: More than 832,000 farmers have been issued Kissan Cards in Punjab under the provincial government’s agricultural support programme.
Farmers have collectively utilised agricultural loans worth Rs25.4 billion through the Kissan Card facility. During the wheat cultivation season, farmers purchased agricultural inputs worth over Rs100 billion.
Of the total recoverable amount of Rs67 billion from 538,000 farmers, an impressive recovery rate of 86 per cent has been achieved. Demonstrating strong financial discipline, farmers have already repaid instalments amounting to Rs57 billion.
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