Kanchanpur's Laljhadi Rural Municipality Offers 50% Subsidy on Improved Rice Seeds

Kanchanpur. The Laljhadi Rural Municipality in Kanchanpur is set to provide a 50 percent subsidy to farmers for improved rice seeds. The municipality is offering this subsidy with the objective of increasing rice productivity.

According to the municipality's Agriculture Officer Dashrath Saud, preparations are underway to distribute the improved rice seeds to farmers through agricultural groups and cooperatives under the approved program for the current fiscal year. "We have issued a notice. Based on the applications received, we will select the farmers and provide the seeds," he said, adding, "We expect that the improved rice seeds will lead to an increase in productivity." He informed that the municipality has allocated a budget of Rs 500,000, with farmers covering the remaining fifty percent of the cost.