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The Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, Senator Pervaiz Rashid, has mentioned in his remarks on Wednesday that the government is fully aware of the needs of farmers and is working to provide them different incentives in order to cover up their income shortfall due to stagnation in international market.
Addressing the media in front of the Parliament House, Rashid mentioned that “agriculture is backbone of our economy and the government has facilitated farmers through various incentives to cover up their income shortfall.” In his remarks, Rashid claimed that some Opposition parties are working day and night to politicize the issue but PML-N will not allow the Opposition to play with the sentiments of poor farmers.
Explaining the steps taking by his government, Rashid elucidated that in 2013 the price of Urea fertilizer bag was Rs 2050 per bag but now it has been reduced to Rs 1400 by the present government. He continued that the price of DAP fertilizer was Rs 3,900 per bag during PPPP government tenure but now it has been reduced to Rs 2,650. He alleged that “by this way, the government reduced the price of Urea by Rs 650 per bag and that of DAP by Rs 1250 per bag.” Furthermore, he explained that the price of electricity for tube wells under the use of farmers has been reduced to Rs 5. 35 per unit from PPPP tenure’s price of Rs 10. 50 per unit. Rashid alleged that “for provision of this facility to our farmers, the government will pay to power sector Rs 27 billion.”
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