Ongoing Schemes

Sr No

Name of the Scheme

Cost

Allocation for
2026-27

Overall Targets

1

Punjab Resilient and Inclusive Agriculture Transformation (PRIAT) (2022-23 to 2026-27)

63,392.387

12,000.000

  • Improvement of 800 unimproved watercourses
  • Extension of lining on 2,700 watercourses
  • Reconstruction of 1,300 outlived watercourses
  • Development of 3,000 irrigation schemes outside canal commands
  • Community water resources on 72 watercourses
  • Promotion of processing & agriculture value addition machinery and improved access to markets (Famers Entrepreneur Groups (FEG): 550, Business Proposals (BPs): 1,000 and Productive Alliance (PA): 330)
  • Installation of high efficiency irrigation systems on 40,000 acres
  • Installation of solar systems for operating HEIS on 33,000 acres
  • Provision of certified orchard plants and vegetable seeds/ seedlings on 5,000 acres
  • Development of 1,700 on-farm water storage ponds

2

Agricultural Farm Mechanization Project (2025-26 to 2027-28)

6,169.931

386.000

  • Group I: Provision of machinery to 7,500 farmers @ 60% subsidy (Rs. 0.5 Million) on 26 Implements
  • Group II: Provision of machinery to 1,600 farmers @ 60% subsidy (Max. Rs. 1.0 Million) on 12 Implements

3

Punjab Clean Air Program (World Bank Funded) (2025-26 to 2027-28)

5,550.564

2,972.000

  • Provision of 5,000 Super Seeders @ 60% subsidy

4

Revamping of Agricultural Research in Punjab (2025-26 to 2027-28)

4,999.073

200.000

  • Establishment of Centre for Innovative Agriculture Research at AARI Faisalabad
  • Procurement of latest equipment in the high end Agricultural Research Areas

5

Modernizing Agriculture Extension Services in Punjab (2025-26 To 2026-27)

1,917.288

500.000

  • Establishment of 100 Kissan Centres (Container offices) for better farmer interaction
  • Ensuring staff mobility and I.T capability to provide quality extension services
  • Operationalization of Command & Control Centre

6

Productivity Enhancement of Cotton in Bahawalpur (2025-26 to 2027-28)

1,764.490

355.847

  • Provision of subsidized (50%) machinery (Sprayers and Chisel Plough)
  • Farmer trainings and yield enhancement of Cotton crop in Bahawalpur Division

7

Revival of Citrus Sector in Punjab (2024-25 to 2027-28)

1,432.037

237.740

  • Establishment of 11 Screen Houses for container-grown true to type certified citrus nursery plants
  • Import of 40 new exotic Citrus Varieties
  • Establishment of 15 farmer field schools for hands on farmer trainings
  • Establishment of 2 Demonstration sites
  • Distribution of 500,000 bud-wood to registered nurseries
  • Development of 100,000 container-grown certified citrus nursery plants
  • 30 Capacity building training programs
  • Establishment of a new "Citrus Research Center" at Toba Tek Singh

8

Transforming the Indus Basin with Climate Resilient Agriculture and Climate-Smart Water Management (2022-23 to 2027-28)

1,392.000

147.000

  • Enhancing Information Services for Climate Change Adaptation in the Water and Agriculture Sectors
    • Enhancing Information Services for Climate Change Adaptation in the Water and Agriculture Sectors
    • Developing a Water Budgeting and Accounting System
    • Establishing an Evapotranspiration (ET) based Water Management System
  • Building on-Farm Resilience to Climate Change
    • Improving Practices for Climate Resilience
    • Training of Trainers on CRA and OFWM
    • Developing Farmers' Capacity to Transform Agriculture Practices with CRA and OFWM
  • Creating an Enabling Environment for Continued Transformation
    • Improving Information and Awareness Raising Campaigns
    • Supporting Policy Implementation by Federal and Provincial Governments
  • Developing Services that Enable Farmers to Adopt Climate Resilient Practices

9

Establishment of Mobile Laboratories under Soil Fertility Research Institute Punjab Lahore (2025-26 to 2026-27)

736.409

238.201

  • Establishment of 15 Mobile labs for on-site Soil & Water Analysis and nutrient advisory in 15 Districts (Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan, Lodhran, Vehari, Khanewal, Dera Ghazi Khan, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Toba Tek Singh, Sheikhupura, Hafizabad, Okara)

10

Establishment of Horticulture Research Center Pattoki (2025-26 To 2027-28)

493.109

273.699

  • Establishment of new centre at Pattoki
    Provision of technical expertise and hand holding for local nurseries of Pattoki

11

Mobile Pest Surveillance Squads and Transformation in Anti-Adulteration of Pesticide System for Sustainable Agriculture (2025-26 to 2027-28)

470.000

100.000

  • Pest Surveillance System
  • Deployment of Plant Protection Assistants for 137 tehsils
  • Deployment of 65 Pest Surveillance Squads across Punjab

12

Productivity Enhancement in Mango Sector of Punjab (2025-26 to 2027-28)

418.432

96.000

  • Import of 25 superior mango varieties for R&D
  • Establishment of 2 screenhouses
  • Raising of 100,000 certified disease-free potted mango plants
  • Provision of 200,000 budwood to registered nurseries

13

Promotion of Datepalm in South Punjab (2025-26 to 2028-29)

320.000

100.000

  • Establishment of Datepalm germplasm nursery production unit.
  • Mother Block of 07 exotic varieties of Datepalm for R&D purpose.
  • Consortium development of Datepalm growers.
  • Datepalm issues to be addressed through R&D activities.

14

Revamping Crop Reporting Service for Tehsil Level Estimates & Development of Cropped Land Forecast Information System (CLIFS) (2025-26 to 2027-28)

555.000

100.000

  • Development of CLIFS portal & Mobile App Development
  • Strengthening of crop estimation mechanism for better informed decision making

15

Revamping of Agriculture House at Lahore (2025-26 to 2026-27)

483.742

172.901

  • Up-lifiting of Agriculture House Building
  • Revamping of Auditorium for farmer’s activities and major stakeholder consultations

16

Transformation of Agricultural Information through Digital Inclusion & Dissemination (2025-26 to 2026-27)

419.638

100.000

  • Strengthening of Directorate General Agriculture Information through setting up production house, procurement of latest equipment and hiring of technical Human Resource for efficient digital outreach to Millions of farmers annually

17

Establishment of a Biological Control Laboratory for Rearing of Trichogramma and Chrysoperla in Potohar Region (Attock) (2025-26 To 2026-27)

90.000

44.218

  • Construction of Biological Control Lab for rearing and provision of friendly insects (Trichogramma & Chrysoperla) to farmers