Agriculture emergency programme to help boost economy: CM Mahmood
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 14, 2019
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Monday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision to boost agriculture will help strengthen economy of the country.
Addressing the launching ceremony of PM initiative for backyard poultry in Peshawar, CM Mahmood said agriculture emergency programme was aimed at supporting poor segment of the society especially women, Radio Pakistan reported.
Mahmood Khan said, “Provincial government has recently started a programme to provide cheap electricity to industrial units in the province.”
He said some political leaders were out to bring people on roads to disrupt the process of development and prosperity of the country.
Read More: Govt launches Rs309 billion programme for uplift of agriculture sector
Earlier on July 2, The PTI government had announced a comprehensive Rs309 billion programme for the uplift of the agriculture sector.
Basic contours of the programme, titled ‘Agriculture Emergency Programme’ had been shared by Minister for Food Security Mehboob Sultan and PTI leader Jahangir Tareen at a news conference in Islamabad.
They had said that this four-year programme has been prepared on the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan.