NCPC to provide 200 tractors for farmers

Nimal Wijesinghe, Anuradhapura Additional District Group Corr

The North Central Provincial Council has embarked on a programme to make every farmer family in the Rajangane colonization scheme own a two-wheel tractor.

On the theme invented by Rajangane PS chairman Vimarshana Prabath Vithana “a two-wheel tractor to every farmer family,” this programme is implemented under the guidance of Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake. They plan to distribute 200 tractors worth Rs 40 million among farmers under the first phase of this programme.

The tractors are offered through the Lanka Farmer Relief Foundation without the need of any sureties. One tractor is valued at Rs 200,000 and could be settled within six cultivation seasons along with micro interest.

North Central Province Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake said so at a recent ceremony held at Rajangane for handing over 50 two-wheel tractors under the programme.

Presenting tractors to farmers for cultivation and transportation purposes would result in the active participation of the farmer community in the endeavours of President Mahinda Rajapaksa for converting Sri Lanka into the Miracle of Asia.

He emphasized that this programme is an exemplary one, which is a good example to other Pradeshiya Sabhas to empower the livelihood of the farmer community bringing prosperity to the country.