The increase in production per unit area has limitations and is not sufficient to fulfill the food requirement of the ever increasing population. Therefore, the horizontal and accelerated way to increase the food production is by increasing the area under cultivation through development of culturable wasteland with the use of bulldozers. A culturable wasteland of approximately 3.79 million acres is available for development in Punjab which is 12.21% of cultivated area. For development of this cultureable waste land, Field Wing of Agriculture Department currently has a fleet of 297 bulldozers in good working condition in all over the Punjab. Field Wing is providing the following services to the farmers with the help of these bulldozers on subsidized rates.
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In addition to this, the bulldozers are also deployed for other resources development such as construction of mini dams, water storage tanks, fish ponds, desilting of canals, defense works, plugging of canal breaches, rehabilitation of flood affected areas and during flood emergency. How to Avail Services?The Agricultural Engineers placed at divisional level controls the land development operations in their respective divisions/area. He is supported by one Assistant Agricultural Engineer (Field) who is responsible for hiring of bulldozer services in respective districts. Unit Supervisor is also placed at tehsil / unit level. |
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Service Hiring Rates
Agriculture Work
Non Agriculture Work
Contractor / Agency / Department / NGO etc. | Rs. 2750/-* |
Rs. 1280/-** | |
* Diesel will be provided by the Department
** Diesel will be provided by the User
Note:
- All rates are applicable on hourly basis
- For non agricultural work same rates apply to all i.e. Contractor / Agency / Department / NGO etc.