Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury Thursday said the government has allocated Tk 57.5 million to increase agricultural input assistance cards for farmers to 23 million across the country, reports BSS.
"The distribution of agricultural input assistance cards to farmers is going on, and so far 1,44,87,137 cards have been distributed among the farmers," she said while replying to a question from treasury bench member Mahfuzur Rahman in parliament.
The minister said some 98,54,606 farmers opened bank accounts with Tk 10 at the state-run commercial and specialized banks aimed at getting hassle-free services.
Besides, she said, the government has allocated Tk 306.8 million in 2014-2015 fiscal year against the programmed for free distribution of seeds and fertilizers among marginal and small farmers.
"The government has already distributed seeds and fertilisers to 2,44,600 small and marginal farmers," Matia added.
She informed the House that the government provided Tk 89.67 billion as subsidy on fertilizer and electricity bill for the irrigation till June from January 5, 2014.
Meanwhile, the government gave Tk 353.59 billion as subsidy for the same purpose from 2009 to 2013. The minister further said the government has also distributed seeds and fertilizers to 1,01,722 farmers free of cost under agriculture rehabilitation and stimulus package.
"The government has allocated Taka 99.9 million in 2014-15 fiscal year to further strengthen the programme," she said.
Tk 57.5m allocated for increasing agri input cards, Matia tells JS
FE Team | Published: July 04, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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