SANGSAD BHABAN, Sept 13, 2023 (BSS) - Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdur 
Razzaque today said the government has earmarked Taka 600 crore for the 
agricultural incentive sector in the current 2023-24 fiscal year.

"The government has kept Taka 600 crore for providing incentives to the 
farmers to increase agricultural production in the country", said the 
minister while responding to query which was tabled at the Jatiya Sangsad 
here and it was raised by treasury bench lawmaker M Shahiduzzaman Sarker of 
Naogon-2.
 
In 2022-23, the government has provided Taka 500 crore aiming to encourage 
and providing agricultural assistance to the farmers through agricultural 
incentive and agriculture rehabilitation programme to enhance the 
agricultural output.
 
Around 67.65 lakh farmers were benefitted from the incentives, he told the 
parliament with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
 
Under the current agricultural incentive and rehabilitation programme, Taka 
over 209 crore has already been disbursed among the farmers for cultivating 
different crops including Black gram, summer onion, wheat, Maize, Mustard, 
sunflower, peanuts, soya bean, winter onion, Mung bean, lentil and Khesari 
Dal.

Over 20 lakh farmers already have been benefitted with the programme.