Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Monday launched the computerized balloting process under the ‘Apna Khet Apna Rozgar’ programme, allocating cultivable state-owned agricultural land to 30,000 landless and deserving families across the province.
Speaking at a ceremony in Lahore, the chief minister said the initiative aims to lease 121,000 acres of government-owned cultivable land on a 20-year term at a symbolic annual rent of Rs100 per acre. The programme is intended to improve livelihoods, increase agricultural productivity, and support landless families through access to farmland.
Under the scheme, beneficiaries will receive financial assistance of Rs50,000 per acre, along with technical support for cultivation. Families allotted four acres will also receive Rs200,000 to prepare the land for farming.
During the event, Maryam Nawaz spoke by phone with Abdul Sattar, a successful applicant from Faisalabad, and congratulated him on securing land through the programme.
The chief minister said the scheme, launched on April 22, attracted around 60,000 applications. Computerized balloting has now been completed for nearly 29,000 plots. She added that around 11,000 women applied for the programme and that all applicants were given an opportunity to file appeals before the final draw.
According to the Punjab government, allotment letters will be issued within a week, while possession of the land is expected to be handed over by July 31.
Maryam Nawaz said only applicants without agricultural land were eligible for the programme and that the selection process was conducted transparently and strictly on merit.
She also announced that additional cultivable government land identified in Punjab would be included in future phases of the programme to extend its benefits to more deserving families.
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