Ongoing Schemes

S. No

Name of the Scheme

Cost
(Million)

Allocation for 2025-26
(Million)

Overall Project Targets

1 Punjab Resilient and Inclusive Agriculture Transformation (PRIAT) (2022-23 to 2026-27) 63392.387 15669.242
  • 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 Program for Quality Seed Production and Dissemination (2021-22 to 2025-26) 1994.09 513.79
  • Upgradation of Seed Processing Plants
  • Production of basic seed for 5 major crops
  • Production of Certified seed for 5 major crops
3 Revival of Citrus Sector in Punjab (2024-25 to 2027-28) 1432.037 718.532
  • 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
4 Transforming the Indus Basin with Climate Resilient Agriculture and Climate-Smart Water Management (2022-23 to 2027-28) 1392 125.432
  • 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
5 National Crop Genomics and Speed Breeding Centre for Agriculture Sustainability (2021-22 to 2025-26) 689.197 247.71
  • Establishment of National Crop Genomics Centre
  • Provision of Speed Breeding Facility and availability of genetic information for early development of improved crop varieties
6 Strengthening of MNS University of Agriculture, Multan (2022-23 to 2025-26) 646.6 205.679
  • Establishment of Girls Hostel and Sports Complex at MNS University of Agriculture Multan
7 Mitigating the Emerging Issues of Pesticide Residues in Vegetables and Rice through Capacity Building of Farmers and Extension Agents (2022-23 to 2025-26) 317.723 36.871
  • Establishment of 150 IPM Demo Plots
  • Conduct of 3,600 on-spot trainings (small gatherings)
  • Conduct of 300 demo block trainings
  • Conduct of 33 mega events
  • Distribution of 150,000 brochures during pest surveillance and mega events
  • Conduct of 150 radio talks on agriculture-related issues
  • Conduct of 6 TV talks on agriculture-related issues
  • Conduct of 600 pesticide residue analyses (vegetables and rice)
8 Upscaling of Date Palm Research Sub-Station, Jhang & Papaya Promotion through Varietal Improvement & Management of Papaya Leaf Curl Virus (2022-23 to 2025-26) 224.552 118.678
  • Selection of 15 indigenous/exotic date palm cultivars
  • Enrichment of the germplasm unit at DPRSS, Jhang with 1,400 accessions
  • Development of 3 novel production technologies for date palm
  • Screening of 2 papaya hybrids
  • Development of 3 novel production technologies for papaya
  • Preparation of 2 training manuals
  • Conduct of 32 farmers' training programmes
  • Provision of 19,000 true-to-type papaya nursery plants to farmers at government-notified rates
  • Construction of a research complex at Date palm Research Sub Station, Jhang
  • Renovation of laboratories at Plant Virology Section, Faisalabad
9 Mapping of Soil Series in Selected Areas of Sargodha District under Citrus Orchards and Infrastructure Improvement of Soil Survey of the Punjab (2022-23 to 2025-26) 133.415 73.595  
10 Lining of Watercourses at Smart Farm, Kundai, Cholistan (2024-25 to 2025-26) 78.12 23.42
  • Lining/ construction of 12.12 km length of watercourse and water control structures at Smart Agri Farm, Kundai, Cholistan.