Pokhara Metropolitan City Launches 5.5 Million NPR Subsidy Program for Ward-Level Agriculture Networks

Kaski. Pokhara Metropolitan City has advanced subsidy programs in coordination with ward-level agricultural networks and ward offices.

Manahar Kadariya, Chief of the Metropolitan City's Agriculture Development Branch, informed that the subsidy programs are being operated targeting all 33 wards within the metropolitan city with a 50 percent cost-sharing basis. According to him, a total of 5.5 million Nepali Rupees has been allocated for the subsidy programs, with 100,000 Rupees allocated per ward for 11 wards in the market areas and 200,000 Rupees per ward for 22 wards in the rural areas within the metropolitan city.

Among the 33 wards of the metropolis, Wards No. 1 to 10 and Ward No. 12 are considered market areas, and the rest are considered rural areas. He further informed that the subsidy programs, based on the budget allocation, are being operated for farmers with a 50 percent subsidy according to the needs identified by the ward-level agricultural networks and ward offices in those locations.