To create alternative measures to curb the stubble burning in the state, Punjab Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department has drafted an action plan worth Rs 350 crore for providing straw management machinery at heavy subsidized rates.
Wherein, co-operative societies and other groups can avail subsidy of 80 per cent, on the other side, individual farmers will get 50 per cent subsidy.
Sharing the details, Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian said that the Department has submitted the action plan of Rs 350 crore to the Central Government to provide funds for the current year and over 20,000 machines would be made available on subsidy to individuals for crop residue management and 1000 Custom Hiring Centers would also be established.
Apart from this, the Department would also launch an Information Education and Communication campaign to educate and train farmers about the available technologies for management of crop residues as the Punjab Government is proactively taking steps to address the problem of stubble burning in the State.