Ongoing

Name of the Project: National Program for Improvement of Watercourses in Pakistan (Phase-II)-The Punjab Component

Total Cost: Rs. 46,255.356 Million (PSDP = Rs. 10,256.768, ADP = RS. 18,333.054, and Farmers’ Contribution = Rs. 17,665.534 Million)

Gestation Period: Five Years (2019-20 to 2023-24)

Allocation during 2019 - 20: ADP: Rs. 1,651.389 Million

Over the year, following targets are to be achieved:

Name of the Project	National Program for Enhancing Profitability through increasing Productivity of Wheat
Total Cost	16518.70 Million
Gestation Period	Five Years (2019-20 to 2023-24)
Allocation during 2019-20	1710.676 Million

Targets	Provision of 259,832 tons of Gypsum to farmers on 50% subsidy for restoring 86,610 acres of salt affected soil. Growing of Jantar in rice-wheat cropping system and incorporation into soil on 99,900 hectares Provision of 4,007 Zero Tillage Drills, 6,680 Dry Sowing Drills, 2,374 Wattar Drills, 1187 Wheat Bed Planters and 1187 slashers Seed replacement by provision of 216,457 tons of certified wheat seed on subsidy for 4,329,140 acres Weed management on 70% area i.e. 4,793,400 hectares Laying out of 25000 Demonstration Plots Holding of 300 Mega Gathering and 8333 Farmers Days on Demonstration Plots

Name of the Project	National Program for Enhancing Profitability through Increasing Productivity of Rice
Total Cost	Rs. 9988.388 Million (Punjab Share: Rs. 4830.760 Million, Federal Share: Rs. 1497.000 Million, Farmers’ Share: Rs. 3660.628 Million)
Gestation Period	Five Years (2019-20 to 2023-24)
Allocation during 2019-20	Rs. 946.016 Million (ADP/Punjab = Rs. 738.769; PSDP/Federal = Rs. 207.247 Million)

Targets	Provision of following Agricultural Machinery/Implements on 50% cost sharing basis: Riding type Transplanters (450 Nos.) Walk-after type Transplanters (250 Nos.) Nursery Raising Machines (450 Nos.) Direct Seeding Rice Drills (900 Nos.) Water Tight Rotavator (800 Nos.) Rice Straw Chopper and Disc Plow/MB Plow Sets (750 Nos.) Knapsack Power Sprayer (2450 Nos.) Provision of Certified Seed on 50% cost sharing basis (229,285 Mounds) Establishment of Demonstration Plots for showcasing (3,625 Nos.) Provision of Financial Assistance to farmers @ Rs.1500/Acre for promoting Paddy Specific Harvesters (453,518 acres) Provision of Weedicides on 30% cost sharing basis (725,200 acres) Mega Farmer’s gatherings by Punjab Govt. (180 Nos.) Provision of Micronutrients on 50% cost sharing basis (181,300 acres) Appreciation of best rice growers at district level and provincial level through Rice Yield Competition (240 Nos.)

Name of the Project	National Oilseed Enhancement Program (NOEP)
Total Cost	5114.999 Million
Gestation Period	Five Years 2019-20 to 2023-24
Allocation during 2019-20	Total (In Million) = 535.527 (Fed = 206.980, PB = 328.547)

Targets	Subsidy on Oilseed implements= 150 Units Seed Subsidy(acres) = (Sesame = 360,000, Sunflower = 278,600, Canola = 211,400) Demonstration Plots (Sesame = 75, Sunflower = 150, Canola = 150) Mega Farmers Gathering = 225 Total Yield Competitions = (9 at divisional level , one at Provincial level each year)

Name of the Project	National Program for Enhancing Profitability through Increasing Productivity of Sugarcane
Total Cost	2726.900 Million
Gestation Period	Five Years (2019-20 to 2023-24)

Targets	No. of implements to be distributed on 50% subsidy = 5025 No. of demonstration plots established = 2960 No. of mega farmer gatherings to be held = 270 No. of farmer days to be held = 986 No. of acres subsidized for zinc sulphate = 297010 No. of acres subsidized for inter cropping September planting = 13000 No. of sugarcane yield competition winner farmer rewarded = 168 No. of bio-agent cards to be increased over annual target = 1012500

Provincial Projects