Govt releases Rs3.991 billion for agriculture development projects under PM Agriculture Emergency Program.

ISLAMABAD -- The Ministry of Planning Development and Reforms has so fare given the authorization of release Rs3.991 billion for various agriculture sector development projects under PM Agriculture Emergency Program for the uplift of agriculture and livestock sectors in the country under Public Sector Development Program 2019-20.

According the latest data of PSDP releases, issued by the Planning Commission of Pakistan, the authorities concerned had given the authorization of release of Rs4.819 billion for the overall developmental projects of Ministry of National Food Security and Research under its PSDP 2019-20 as against the total allocation of Rs12.047 billion.

The authorities concerned had also given the authorization of release Rs2.288 billion for national program for improvement of water courses phase- I, as against the total allocation of Rs5.500 billion in order to save water.

Under current year's development agenda, authorization of the release of Rs240 million for national oil seed enhancement program as the government had allocated Rs600 million in its PSDP 2019-20.

An amount of Rs160 million was also released for pilot project for development of shrimp farming cluster in...