102 fertilizer dealers booked for overcharging in 2020
National
January 9, 2021
FAISALABAD: The Agriculture Department registered cases against 102 dealers for overcharging and adulteration of fertilisers during the last year and imposed Rs 4 million fine on them.
The department also seized 190,338 litres substandard fertilisers. It was told during a meeting of the Divisional Agriculture Advisory Committee which was held under the chairmanship of Commissioner Saqib Manan here.
Agriculture Director Chaudhry Abdul Hameed briefed about the welfare measures of farmers and implementation of government policies. The Agriculture officers and representatives of farmers’ organisations were also present. The Agriculture director informed about the situation of wheat crop and said that farmers training programmes were being arranged continuously and 87 teams of Agriculture Extension visited 2,157 villages and trained 1.5 million farmers along with 69,544 informative literature distribution.