गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Agro centre initiates distributing farmer ID cards Nepal Agro centre initiates distributing farmer ID cards KathmanduPati January 04, 2021 JHAPA – Agro Centre Pvt Ltd has started providing farmer’s identity cards so as to distribute fertilizer, seeds and agriculture inputs to the needy farmers in a subsidized price. The centre based in Jhapa rural municipality-3 had developed general criteria for the distribution of ID card on a pilot basis. This is so far the first organization in the district to distribute farmer ID cards. Centre chairperson Chandra Prasad Basnet said the ID cards were distributed to incentivize farmers and attract youths to agriculture. The centre has stipulated certain eligibility criteria for obtaining ID card. Among the key criteria are having Nepali citizenship certificate, permanent residence of Nepal, agriculture dependant livelihood, placement of electric meter at home, details reflecting land owner identify and person with no criminal offense. So far the centre has distributed ID cards to 25 farmers of the rural municipality. Token system would be introduced after the distribution of ID cards, the centre sources said. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal government reaches deal with Hindu protesters India, China resume Lipulekh trade despite Nepal protest Nirmal Purja, world-renowned British-Nepali mountaineer killed in Pakistan avalanche Nimsdai transformed global mountaineering beyond records and summits Govt and Hindu organizations sign 13-point agreement Nepal partially eases curfew in Siraha’s Golbazar area Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Why Are Boys Unexpressive? Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020
