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MIRPURKHAS Jan 14. Provincial minister for agriculture Syed Ali Nawaz Shah has said that agriculture has status of backbone in the progress of the country for which present government is introducing different schemes for farmers sothat they could be rich. He was speaking at the key distribution ceremony of tractors among the successful farmers under Benazeer tractor scheme at Shaheed Benazeer Bhutto exhibition hall here on Thursday. He further said that PPP is providing jobs and basic facilities to the poor masses without any discrimination and hoped that in present tenure of the government problems of the masses would be resolved but it will take time so people should demonstrate of their patience. Minister said that tractors are being distributed to farmers under Benazeer tractor scheme of federal government. He said that different schemes are being launched in the province on behalf of Sindh government and 40 percent agriculture loan to small farmers having agriculture lands from 10 to 50 acres till would be given . Zonal incharge Zarri Tarraqiati bank Mirpurkhas  Iqbal Abbasi said that 559 tractors have yet been given to farmers in Mirpurkhas region and said that government is giving subsidy of RS 2 lakhs per tractor to farmers and added that installment of the tractor will be deposited after each 6 month which will be paid in 8 years under 17 installments. He told the amounts of different tractors as RS 857000 of Belarus tractor and RS 825000 of Messi Furgosan modal no 375. On this occasion senior vice president Zarri Tarraqiati Bank Islamabad Bilal Agha said that for providing modern knowledge regarding agriculture radio station is being established on behalf of Zarri Tarraqiati bank. On this occasion, DCO Mirpurkhas Ghulam Hussain Memon and DPO Mirpurkhas Muneer Ahmed Shaikh and officers of agriculture department were also president. Later provincial minister has distributed keys of tractors to 35 farmers of Mirpurkhas region.