Murad decides to give Rs5000 subsidies on seed, fertilizer to growers of Rabi crops

Our Correspondent
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in his meeting with the World Bank has decided to provide an Rs5000 per acre subsidy to the growers for seed and fertilizer for Rabi Crop. The World Bank has agreed to provide subsidies to the growers holding up to 25 acres of land and the chief minister said that the growers holding land over 25 acres would be provided subsidies at the same rate.
This was agreed upon in a meeting between Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and the World Bank 13-member delegation led by its Country Director Mr. Najy Benhassine here at CM House on Wednesday. The CM was assisted by his cabinet members, Manzoor Wassan, Sharjeel Memon, Mukesh Chawla, Imtiaz Shaikh, Murtaza Wahab, Rasool Bux Chandio, Haris Gazdar, Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput, Chairman P&D Hassan Naqvi, Secretary Finance Sajid Jamal abro and other concerned secretaries.
The World Bank delegation comprised Regional Director Guangzhe Chen, Sector Group Leader Abedalrazq Khalil, Practice Manager Shomik Raj Mehndiratta, Program Leader Teuta Kacaniku, Senior Energy Specialist Anjum Ahmad, Executive Assistant Waleed Anwar, Senior Transport Specialist Hasan Afzal Zaidi, Transport Specialist Muhammad Bilal Paracha, Disaster Risk Management Specialist Bilal Khalid, Senior Social Development Specialist Kamran Akbar, Lead Agriculture Specialist Mr. Olivier Durand, Senior Water Specialist Mr. Francois Onimus.