Agriculture commission formed for growers’ uplift: CM

CM presides over first meeting on Punjab agriculture commission 

LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif Wednesday said he had promised to establish an agriculture commission for the farmers, which has been fulfilled like other promises and the Punjab Agriculture Commission has been constituted for the uplift of agriculture sector, prosperity of farmers and evolving of agriculture policy. 

The CM chaired the first meeting of Punjab Agriculture Commission which reviewed the pace of implementation of Kissan package and the steps for the welfare of farmers. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said Punjab Agriculture Commission will be autonomous and its separate secretariat will be set up. 

He said the government in accordance with its promise has given effective representation to farmers in agriculture commission. He said the commission will be a milestone in welfare of cultivators and solution of their problems and decisions will be taken with the consultation of representatives of farmers’ organisations which will be immediately implemented. 

The CM issued instructions for setting up sub-committees for making the commission active and purposeful and said that sub-committees will be established with regard to food, livestock, irrigation and agriculture. He directed that the most suitable persons should be selected for these sub-committees as this commission has to be made vibrant and active while agri policy is to be evolved on the recommendations of these committees. The CM directed to set up a committee under the chairmanship of Vice Chancellor Agriculture University Faisalabad for devising agriculture policy and said maximum representation will be given to the representatives of farmers associations in the committee on the pattern of agriculture commission so that consultation of all stakeholders should be ensured in the preparation of agriculture policy. 

Shahbaz Sharif appreciated the proposal for setting up Small Farmers Development Corporation for the welfare of small cultivators and said that final recommendations be presented in this regard.