RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: The Punjab government has approved allocation of Rs 3.5 billion for the Punjab Seed Corporation (PSC) for the year 2019-20.

The approval of the budget was accorded by the PSC Board which met at the 115th budget meeting here on Tuesday. Punjab Agriculture Minister Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial presided over the meeting.

While speaking on this occasion, the Minister said the target for the sale of approved varieties of wheat, cotton, rice maize, vegetables and pulses seeds will be increased according to need of farming community. He also directed to pay special heed towards production of approved seed varieties with results of better production.

On this occasion, the Minister said the government has a vision to produce high quality seeds for farmers according to their needs. He directed Managing Director of Punjab Seed Corporation Waheed Akhtar Ansari to contact farmers at the union council level and make sure to introduce new varieties of seeds in the interest of farming community.

The meeting was attended by Managing Director Punjab Seed Corporation, Waheed Akhtar Ansari, Member Board, Javed Qureshi, Member Board, Rabia Sultan, Tariq Mahmood, Director of Punjab Seed Corporation, Malik Imtiaz, Malik Illyas, Shahid Qadir, Sarwar Shamsi, Hafiz Inaam, Rana Rifat and other officers. Managing Director Punjab Seed Corporation and Board members appreciated the Minister for Agriculture for showing keen interest in the activities of Punjab Seed Corporation.