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Kandi area farmers will get 50 pc subsidy upon fencing of their agricultural fields: Dharamsot

Chandigarh, Nov 21 (UNI) Punjab government has initiated a subsidy scheme for the fencing of fields of farmers hailing from Kandi region to save their crops from wild animals for which it would provide 50 per cent subsidy.
Punjab Forest Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot said that the ratio of subsidy to be given to farmers is 50 per cent and would be increased to 60 per cent if the fencing is done by the self-help group of farmers. He said that the farmers would be given a subsidy of Rs 125 per meter for barbed wire fencing with wooden planks (balli) or fence posts and farmers' self-help groups would get subsidy of Rs 150 per meter. Farmers would be provided subsidy of Rs 175 per meter and farmers' self-help groups Rs 210 per meter for erecting barbed wire fencing and with cement or angle iron fence posts.
The Minister said that the maximum limit of fencing allowed under this scheme for small farmers (2.5 acres) will be 400 running meters, for marginal farmers (2.5-5.0 acre) will be 600 running meters and for farmers with large land holdings (more than 5.0 For acres) it will be 1000 running meters.
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