Ludhiana: To ensure that farmers do not pollute the environment by burning the paddy straw, the agriculture and farmers’ welfare department, Punjab, has started a scheme where subsidy will be given to farmers on farm machinery used for managing paddy straw.
While providing information, Dr Baldev Singh, Chief Agriculture Officer (CAO), Ludhiana, said like last year, this year also, subsidy on farm machinery would be given to farmers of the Ludhiana district under the in-situ management of crop residue scheme.
He said: “The machinery will be used for managing the paddy straw so that farmers do not burn it, which leads to pollution.”
He said under the scheme, farmers would be given 50 per cent subsidy for purchasing happy seeder, paddy straw chopper, multure, hydraulic reversible MB Plant, zero till drill, super SMS rotary slasher or shrub cutter.
“Applications for subsidy on the machinery can be submitted at the block agriculture offices by June 30, 2019, and no application will be entertained after this date,” he said.
Dr Baldev Singh clarified that if the applications received were more than the target, then the farm machinery would be distributed to farmers through draw of lots.
He said subsidy would be given only on the machinery manufactured by the companies approved by the agriculture department of the Union government.
He said under this scheme, there was a provision of 80 per cent subsidy for the registered farmers’ groups for opening custom hiring centres so that machinery could be used on rent.
He said for more information on the scheme, people could visit the website www.agripb.gov.in or www.agrimachinery.nic.in or visit any agriculture offices in the block.
source: Timesofindia
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