State govt to distribute two lakh quintal free seeds to farmers worth Rs 74Cr

Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-

In a humanitarian move, the Punjab government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has decided to provide two lakh quintal wheat seeds free of cost to the farmers who have lost their crop in around five lakh acres of land during the recent floods.

Divulging the details, the Chief Minister said that the food growers of the state have suffered a whopping loss during the recent floods adding that these two lakh quintal seeds worth Rs 74 crore will be provided free of cost to them. He said that the hard working and resilient farmers of the state had played a key role in making the country self-sufficient in food production. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the state government is

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