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Paddy in India
Punjab targets to bring 20 pc more area under basmatiedit
The Week – Online
The Punjab agriculture department is planning to increase the area under basmati crop by over 20 per cent in the current sowing season, with the state government pushing for alternative crops to wean away growers from water-guzzling paddy. As sowing of the aromatic crop is set to commence this month, the agriculture department has targeted to bring six lakh hectares under the aromatic crop, up from 4.94 lakh hectares last year.
Rs 350 crore plan for paddy straw management: Punjab agriculture ministeredit
The Week – Online
Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian said on Sunday that his department has drafted a plan to provide Rs 350 crore subsidy on straw management machinery in order to check stubble burning, a key cause of air pollution in north India. Cooperative societies and other groups can avail a subsidy of 80 per cent on straw management machinery while individual farmers will get a subsidy of 50 per cent, he said. Khuddian said the department has submitted the action plan of Rs 350 crore to the central government and sought funds for the current year.
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Rs 350 crore plan for paddy straw management: Punjab agriculture ministeredit
The Week – Online
Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian said on Sunday that his department has drafted a plan to provide Rs 350 crore subsidy on straw management machinery in order to check stubble burning, a key cause of air pollution in north India. Cooperative societies and other groups can avail a subsidy of 80 per cent on straw management machinery while individual farmers will get a subsidy of 50 per cent, he said. Khuddian said the department has submitted the action plan of Rs 350 crore to the central government and sought funds for the current year.