Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi says this year farmers would be provided subsidy on wheat seed bags carrying Agriculture department approved and 'Kingi' disease resistant seeds.

During a meeting to review production strategy for coming wheat crop, the minister said farmers would get subsidy on seed bags under Prime Minister Agriculture Emergency Programme.  

He said that 50 percent subsidy was also being provided on anti-weed poisons and gypsum to tackle salinity-hit land and modern agriculture machinery will also be provided on subsidy.