Agriculture Department Simplifies Norms For Farmers To Get Wheat Seed Subsidy

Chandigarh, October 23, 2015: The Director, Agriculture Department,  Punjab, today said that the farmers of the state intending to get the certified seed of wheat on subsidy should only fill an application form and submit it to the Agriculture Department. There would be no need to attach land fard or any other land record with the application.

He said that instruction in this regard have been sent to the officers of the department. He said that the farmers only need to submit self-declaration along with the application in the agriculture department. If the farmers are encountering any difficulty in getting the certified seed of wheat then they should contact telephone number 0172-2970602, 2970609(fax) of the agriculture department and lodge a complaint. This number would be operational from 9AM to 5PM. He made it clear that this time the farmers would get the 50% share of the price seed or maximum Rs. 1000 per quintal subsidy would be transferred directly into their accounts.He said that this subsidy would be given on priority to the farmers holding 2.5 acre of land. In case of left over subsidy, the facility of subsidy would also be extended to the farmers having five acre of land.

He said that the Prescribed Performa / application form can be had from the newspapers of October 18th or October 22nd, 2015. Application in his regard should be attested by village Sarpanch/ Nambardar/ MC and submit their applications by 26 October, 2015 at Agriculture Office. He also appealed to the farmers to ensure while purchasing the certified seeds that not only are the seed manufacturers duly registered but the bills issued by them should also carry the batch number and lot number.