{"id":99864,"date":"2024-10-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=99864"},"modified":"2024-10-11T11:15:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T06:15:06","slug":"kissan-card-activation-date-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kissan-card-activation-date-announced.html","title":{"rendered":"Date announced for activation of Punjab Kissan Card"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif will launch the Kissan Card activation on October 15, 2024, providing registered farmers with access to bank loans for sowing inputs, as reported on October 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-reveals-operational-date-of-kissan-card.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab govt reveals operational date of Kissan Card&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Punjab Agriculture Department, farmer registrations for the Kissan Card have exceeded expectations, with 1.25 million farmers enrolled, surpassing the initial target of 1 million. Out of these, over 170,000 farmers have been verified by the Bank of Punjab, and their cards will be formally activated at a special ceremony in Toba Tek Singh on October 25, 2024. To facilitate the usage of these cards, the government has set up 136 centers at the Tehsil level across Punjab, allowing cardholders to easily access sowing inputs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In preparation for the launch event, Punjab Agriculture and Livestock Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani chaired a high-level meeting in Toba Tek Singh. Key figures in attendance included Member National Assembly Chaudhry Junaid Anwar, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Osama Khan Leghari, Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahu, Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Naeem Sindhu, and DPO Ibadat Nisar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/distribution-of-cm-kisan-card-begins-in-province.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Distribution of CM Kissan Card begins in Attock, Hafizabad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting, Minister Kirmani emphasized the Chief Minister\u2019s unwavering commitment to agricultural development. He highlighted the introduction of the Chief Minister Punjab Green Tractor Scheme, through which the government will provide a subsidy of 10 lakh rupees per tractor, further promoting mechanisation in agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, model agricultural malls are being established across the province to offer farmers world-class facilities. The minister also underscored the launch of the Agricultural Graduates Internship Programme, a first in Pakistan\u2019s history, offering 1,000 agricultural graduates a monthly stipend of 60,000 rupees to support their professional development in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cm-kissan-card-sees-further-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab Kissan Card: BoP approves 280,000 applications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, Minister Kirmani visited the Toba Tek Singh Sports Stadium to review the preparations for the upcoming activation ceremony, ensuring everything is in place for this significant event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif will launch the Kissan Card activation on October 15, 2024, providing registered farmers with access to bank loans for sowing inputs, as reported on October 11. Read: Punjab govt reveals operational date of Kissan Card&nbsp; According to the Punjab Agriculture Department, farmer registrations for the Kissan Card have exceeded expectations, with 1.25 million farmers enrolled, surpassing the initial target of 1 million. Out of these, over 170,000 farmers have been verified by the Bank of Punjab, and their cards will be formally activated at a special ceremony in Toba Tek Singh on October 25, 2024. To facilitate the usage of these cards, the government has set up 136 centers at the Tehsil level across Punjab, allowing cardholders to easily access sowing inputs. In preparation for the launch event, Punjab Agriculture and Livestock Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani chaired a high-level meeting in Toba Tek Singh. Key figures in attendance included Member National Assembly Chaudhry Junaid Anwar, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Osama Khan Leghari, Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahu, Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Naeem Sindhu, and DPO Ibadat Nisar. Read: Distribution of CM Kissan Card begins in Attock, Hafizabad During the meeting, Minister Kirmani&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":99238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[6557,59734,59355,59732,59736,59733,59735,54568],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-99864","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-chief-minister","9":"tag-farmers-registration","10":"tag-how-to-apply-for-kissan-card","11":"tag-kissan-card-activation","12":"tag-kissan-card-criteria","13":"tag-punjab-agriculture-department","14":"tag-punjab-farmers-scheme","15":"tag-zameen-news","16":"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>Kissan Card Activation Date Announced - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz will launch the Kissan Card on Oct 15, giving farmers access to loans for essential sowing inputs.\" \/>\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\/kissan-card-activation-date-announced.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kissan Card Activation Date Announced - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz will launch the Kissan Card on Oct 15, giving farmers access to loans for essential sowing inputs.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kissan-card-activation-date-announced.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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