The Sindh government will begin distributing a Rs17 billion subsidy to wheat growers on November 20, the provincial Minister for Agriculture, Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Mahar, said on Wednesday, November 11. The money is meant for the Rabi season, the winter cropping period when wheat is sown, and will be paid under the Sindh Wheat Growers Support Program. The provincial government has finalised the decision, the minister said, and the minister added that 550,000 farmers are expected to benefit during the current season through the Benazir Hari Card.
Launch arrangements reviewed
The minister spoke after presiding over a meeting in Karachi that reviewed preparations for the inaugural ceremony, the registration of farmers and the way subsidies will be provided. Agriculture Secretary Muhammad Zaman Narejo briefed the meeting on the registration process and the arrangements for the event, according to a statement issued by the provincial government. Officials have not released a per-farmer amount in the statements issued so far.
Who will inaugurate and attend
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), will formally inaugurate the distribution at an event at the Chief Minister's House on November 20. The Chief Minister of Sindh, provincial ministers, members of the Sindh Assembly and party leaders are also expected to attend. A separate post from the Sindh government on X gave the same figures, describing 5.5 lakh wheat growers as the beneficiaries for the Rabi season 2026.
What happens next
The distribution is scheduled to start on November 20 with the ceremony. Farmers who want to receive the Sindh wheat subsidy will need to complete the registration that was discussed at the Wednesday meeting. The statements do not explain how the Rs17 billion will be divided between districts or individual growers.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Sindh sarkar 20 November se gandum ke kisanon ko Rs17 arab rupay ki subsidy dena shuru karegi, jis ka faida 550,000 kisanon tak pahunchne ki umeed hai. Yeh subsidy Benazir Hari Card ke zariye milegi, aur is ki taqreeb Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Chief Minister House mein karenge. Gandum ugane walon ke liye iska matlab hai ke rabi fasal ke liye madad aa rahi hai, lekin har kisan ko kitni raqam milegi, yeh abhi tafseel se nahi bataya gaya. Agar aap kisan hain to registration ki maloomat ka intezar karein.
