After a 12-year gap, the Punjab government has reintroduced the ‘Nawaz Sharif Green Tractor Scheme’ for farmers, with Maryam Nawaz inaugurating the programme in Lahore on Friday.
According to the 24NewsHD TV channel, through digital balloting, the Chief Minister allocated the first green tractors to three farmers.
Muhammad Yasin, son of Muhammad Ashraf of Okara, was the first; Taleb Hussain, son of Muhammad Hussain of Chakwal, was the second; and Ghulam Akbar, son of Haji Ghulam Hussain of Dera Ghazi Khan, was the third farmer to get a green tractor.
The Punjab government received over 1.5 million applications under the programme, significantly surpassing the available 9,500 green tractors allocated under the Kisan Programme.
Reporter: Rao Dilshad