Lok Sabha Question No. 744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Management of Paddy Straw
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 744

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY 2023

## MANAGEMENT OF PADDY STRAW

744. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  issued  revised  guidelines  for  crop  residue management to enable ex-situ management of paddy straw generated and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total amount of surplus paddy straw expected to be collected during the next three years;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to construct 333 biomass collection depots across the country to collect the residue and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether this will not only prevent stubble burning to a considerable extent but would also generate employment opportunities in these States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the manner in which the Union Government, State Government and concerned industry will fund the said proposal?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  to  (e):  The  Government  has  revised  the  crop  residue  management  scheme guidelines  with  a  view  to  enable  efficient  ex-situ  management  of  paddy  straw generated  in  the  States  of  Punjab,  Haryana,  Uttar  Pradesh  and  NCT  of  Delhi. Provisions have been made to establish  techno-commercial pilot projects for paddy straw supply chain under the bilateral agreement of  beneficiary/ aggregator (Farmers, Rural entrepreneurs, Cooperative Societies of farmers, Farmers Producer Organizations  (FPOs)  and  Panchayats)  and  Industries  utilizing  the  paddy  straw. Financial assistance @ 65% on the capital cost of machinery costing up to Rs. 1.50

crores is provided by the Government.  Industry as primary promoter of the project has to contribute 25% of the project cost and the balance 10% will be the contribution of beneficiary/aggregator. During next three years, 1.5 million metric tonnes of surplus paddy straw is expected to be collected through this initiative. Assuming a collection capacity  of  each  project  as  4500  tons/year,  it  has  been  estimated  that  a  total  333 projects will have to be established to collect 1.5 million metric tons of paddy straw. The initiative will supplement the efforts of paddy straw management through in-situ options and will help in reducing the air pollution caused by paddy stubble burning. The intervention aims at establishing a robust supply chain of paddy straw for various end  user  industries  in  biomass  power  generation  and  biofuel  sectors  and  thus  will create  avenues  for  new  investments  in  these  sectors  and  also  opportunities  for employment in rural areas.

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