The Punjab Government has constituted a panel for cost analysis or price appraisal of agriculture implements and equipment to provide the same of good quality to the farmers at subsidised price.
The committee would visit the factories of established manufacturers of agri-implements to study the standard and quality control and the efforts made by the manufacturers to maintain quality. It would also appraise price of each implement after studying its cost data and would make necessary recommendations to the Government for price determination and subsidy amount for each implement.
The committee would also identify new machinery or agri-implements and if found suitable, would recommend to the Government for its purchase and amount of financial assistance to the farmers.
Farmers would also be persuaded for utilising various agri-implements. The panel comprises PAU extension education director Dr RS Sidhu as chairman with the State Agriculture Director, head department of farm machinery and power engineering PAU and head department of economics sociology among others
Spokesperson said that the committee would be empowered to co-opt any other member if so required for the purpose. The committee would furnish its report to government within a month, he said.