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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has launched the fourth phase of the Green Tractor Scheme through digital balloting and announced the opening of applications for its fifth phase.
The Punjab government plans to provide 19,500 tractors to farmers during the current fiscal year, with subsidies ranging from Rs750,000 to Rs1 million.
Under Phase IV, 10,000 tractors with 50–65 horsepower will be distributed, with the government providing a Rs750,000 subsidy per tractor. The first tractor was allotted to Masood Khan, son of Lal Khan, from Attock during the balloting ceremony.
Applications for Phase V are now open, offering 9,500 tractors with 75–125 horsepower. Farmers selected under this phase will receive a Rs1 million subsidy per tractor.
The government has allocated Rs17.6 billion for the scheme. Officials said that 24,000 tractors have already been supplied under the programme with a Rs1 million subsidy per tractor.
More than 213,637 farmers applied for the programme, while 128,757 applicants were declared eligible following verification through the Punjab Land Records Authority and NADRA.
Officials also highlighted increased spending on agricultural mechanisation, stating that 35,000 tractors have been distributed during Maryam Nawaz’s two-and-a-half-year tenure, compared with 10,000 tractors over the previous 20 years. Spending on agricultural mechanisation has also increased from Rs3 billion over two decades to Rs20 billion during the same two-and-a-half-year period.
