Farmers in Indian Punjab being provided electricity free of cost

LAHORE - India is giving huge subsidy on fertilizers and electricity to their farmers in order to achieve high food targets, food security and maximum agriculture output, said Indian agriculturist Jang Bahadur Singh Sangha here on Monday.

He said that the DAP is available at Rs 470 per 50-kg in India while the farmers in Punjab are being provided electricity free of cost there. He also said that the farmers were also being provided certified seeds at very low rates in India.

Jang Bahadur Singh Sangha expressed these views while addressing The Nation forum here on Monday.

It is important to mention here that the rate of DAP in Pakistan is above Rs 3200 per 50-kg bag, which is the main reason behind the increasing input cost in the agricultural sector in Pakistan because the Pakistani government is not giving any kind of subsidy to the farmers on fertilizers or electricity.