Nawanshahr:- Chief Agriculture Officer Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Dr. Lekh Raj informed that the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department Punjab is providing 33 percent subsidy (maximum Rs. 9.90 lakh) for setting up oil extraction units with a capacity of 10 tons per day to promote the cultivation of oilseed crops under the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oilseeds.
Applications have been sought from eligible applicants by August 11, 2026. He said that under this scheme, subsidy will be given only on the cost of machinery and equipment to be purchased for the oil extraction unit.
He said that eligible farmers, farmer producer organizations, cooperative societies, private and other eligible institutions or entrepreneurs, who fulfill the conditions of the scheme, can apply for this scheme. Dr. Lekh Raj said that interested applicants can submit their applications along with the required documents to the office of the District Chief Agriculture Officer Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar or the concerned Block Agriculture Officer by 11th August 2026.
He further said that if the number of applications received exceeds the prescribed limit, then the selection of beneficiaries will be done by the District Level Committee constituted under the Oilseeds Mission and the decision of the committee will be final. He appealed to the eligible farmers, FPOs, cooperative societies and other eligible entrepreneurs of the district to submit their applications within the prescribed time to get maximum benefit from this beneficial scheme.