ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to resolve issues of farmers on a priority basis by allotting a special category for them on the Pakistan Citizen Portal application.
On the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan, directions were issued by the Delivery Unit, through a letter, to the provincial governments for resolution of problems being faced by the farmers.
Khan directed that government officers should resolve issues of farmers on a priority basis.
The farmers could register their issues and complain directly at the portal and they would not have to visit government offices.
Chief secretaries of the provinces would prepare a quarterly report of officers who would be designated to resolve issues of farmers.
About 123 officers have been given duties for resolving the problems of farmers. 43 officers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 57 in Punjab, 12 in Balochistan, four in Sindh, four at the federal level, two in Kashmir and one in Gilgit-Baltistan were given the assignment.
The farmers could register their complaints regarding the Kissan card, fertiliser, seeds, water theft, crops, pesticides and 52 other issues.
According to the letter, a campaign would also be launched for creating awareness among the farmers.
