Lok Sabha Question No. 250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Efforts to Stop Stubble Burning
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 250

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## EFFORTS TO STOP STUBBLE BURNING

## 250. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Government  to  stop  stubble  burning  in  Northern States of Punjab, Haryana and in Delhi;
- (b) the  efforts  made  by  the  Government  to  initiate  research  to  manage  the  stubble without burning it; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  give  bonus  to  the  farmers  for  managing stubble and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): To address air pollution and to subsidize machinery required for in-situ management of crop residue, a Central Sector Scheme on 'Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for InSitu Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi' for the period from 2018-19 to 2019-20 is being implemented with the total outgo from the Central funds of Rs. 1151.80 crores.

During  2018-19,  the  funds  amounting  to  Rs.  269.38  crores,  Rs.137.84  crores,  Rs. 148.60 and crores and Rs. 28.51 Crores have been released to the Government of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and ICAR & Other Central Agencies respectively, for distribution of insitu crop residue management machinery to the farmers on subsidy, establishment of Custom Hiring  Centres  (CHCs)  of  in-situ  crop  residue  management  machinery  and  undertaking Information,  Education  and  Communication  (IEC)  activities  for  creating  awareness  among farmers.

During  2019-20,  the  funds  amounting  to  Rs.  273.80  crores,  Rs.192.06  crores,  Rs. 105.28  and  crores,  Rs.4.52  crores  and  Rs  18.48  crores  have  also  been  released  to  the Government of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, NCT of Delhi and ICAR respectively.

- (b):      Research and Development is an ongoing activity and have been carried out by the Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  for  in-situ  and  ex-situ  straw  management. Various  machines/implements  such  as  Super  Straw  Management  System  for  Combine Harvester,  Happy  Seeder,  Mulcher,  Paddy  Straw  Chopper  cum  spreader,  Rotary  Slasher, Hydraulically  operated  Reversible  Mould  Board  Plough,  etc.  have  been  developed  and demonstrated  for  in-situ  crop  residue  management  by  the  Central  Institute  of  Agricultural Engineering  and  Punjab  Agricultural  University  Centre  of  All  India  Coordinated  Research Project  on  Farm  Implement  and  Machinery.  Straw  baler,  rakes,  straw  reapers  have  been developed  for removal of straw from the fields for further uses.

(c): As per the directions of Supreme Court vide order dated 06.11.2019, the Government of Punjab has brought out a scheme for providing compensation @ Rs. 100/- per quintal to those small and marginal farmers who are cultivating non-basmati paddy and are managing the paddy residue by in-situ method without burning. The Government of Haryana also brought out  the  scheme  to  provide  Rs.  1000/-  per  acre  operational  charges  for  crop  residue management for in-situ and Ex-situ purposes. The Government of Haryana will also give Rs. 100 per quintal incentive to those farmers who have sold their paddy after 06.11.2019 or will be selling his paddy till 15.11.2019 and have not burnt the crop residue.

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