{"id":104852,"date":"2026-02-23T12:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=104852"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:34:21","slug":"10-yr-free-land-lease-for-punjab-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/10-yr-free-land-lease-for-punjab-farmers.html","title":{"rendered":"Apna Khet, Apna Rozgar: 10-yr free land lease for Punjab farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced a major initiative to support farmers in the province under the scheme \u201cApna Khet, Apna Rozgar.\u201d Starting from April, cultivable government land across Punjab will be leased to peasants for a period of 10 years free of cost, with each beneficiary eligible to receive up to five acres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chief minister stated that no lease charges would be collected and that farmers would also receive financial assistance to begin cultivation immediately. The scheme is aimed at boosting agricultural productivity and strengthening the rural economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, first announced on February 4 during the inauguration of an electric bus service in Rajanpur, plans to distribute approximately 250,000 acres among deserving and underprivileged individuals. Detailed guidelines and the application procedure are expected to be issued soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-agriculture-market-to-get-digital.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab agriculture market to get digital, transparent system<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a related development, Maryam Nawaz launched the third phase of the CM Green Tractor Programme, initiating the balloting process for tractors and congratulating successful applicants. She highlighted that while 20,000 tractors were distributed over the past 25 years, her government has provided 31,000 tractors in just two years, reflecting a significant increase in support for modern agricultural machinery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chief minister said that both initiatives are part of her government\u2019s commitment to farmer-friendly policies, aimed at improving crop yields and transforming Punjab\u2019s agricultural landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced a major initiative to support farmers in the province under the scheme \u201cApna Khet, Apna Rozgar.\u201d Starting from April, cultivable government land across Punjab will be leased to peasants for a period of 10 years free of cost, with each beneficiary eligible to receive up to five acres. The chief minister stated that no lease charges would be collected and that farmers would also receive financial assistance to begin cultivation immediately. The scheme is aimed at boosting agricultural productivity and strengthening the rural economy. The initiative, first announced on February 4 during the inauguration of an electric bus service in Rajanpur, plans to distribute approximately 250,000 acres among deserving and underprivileged individuals. Detailed guidelines and the application procedure are expected to be issued soon. Read: Punjab agriculture market to get digital, transparent system In a related development, Maryam Nawaz launched the third phase of the CM Green Tractor Programme, initiating the balloting process for tractors and congratulating successful applicants. She highlighted that while 20,000 tractors were distributed over the past 25 years, her government has provided 31,000 tractors in just two years, reflecting a significant increase in support for modern agricultural machinery.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":100219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[71285,5916,71283,71284,14554,71281,63981,58624,63983,1008,62910,71282,19874],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104852","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-agricultural-productivity","9":"tag-agriculture","10":"tag-apna-khet-apna-rozgar","11":"tag-cm-green-tractor-programme","12":"tag-farmers","13":"tag-free-land-lease","14":"tag-government-support-for-farmers","15":"tag-maryam-nawaz","16":"tag-pakistan-farming","17":"tag-punjab","18":"tag-punjab-agriculture-initiatives","19":"tag-punjab-peasants","20":"tag-rural-development","21":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>10-yr free land lease for Punjab farmers- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The chief minister stated that no lease charges would be collected and that farmers would also receive financial assistance to begin...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/10-yr-free-land-lease-for-punjab-farmers.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"10-yr free land lease for Punjab farmers- Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The chief minister stated that no lease charges would be collected and that farmers would also receive financial assistance to begin...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/10-yr-free-land-lease-for-punjab-farmers.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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