Punjab lifts Kisan Card ceiling to Rs33,500 per acre
The Punjab chief minister outlined zero-markup lending, a higher Kisan Card acre limit, olive subsidies and new agro-processing parks while speaking to growers.
CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif set out 10 farmer measures, led by Apna Kisan Bank and cheaper large farm credit.
Kisan Card financing rises Rs3,500 an acre to Rs33,500; over one million small growers already use the card.
Wheat support stands at Rs4,500 a maund; Rs17 billion in subsidised farm credit is being channelled.
Processing parks planned in Sargodha, Bhakkar, Khanewal and Okara; olive incentives and tractor subsidies also featured.