Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav held a meeting with Ministers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi on stubble management.
The Meeting held in New Delhi focused on strategies to curb air pollution caused by stubble burning, promote better utilisation of paddy residue and enhance awareness, financial support, monitoring, crop management and diversification among farmers.
Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Haryana Agriculture Minister Shyam Singh Rana, Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi and Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa joined the meeting virtually.
Agriculture Ministers of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh briefed the Union Agriculture Minister on the status of stubble management in their states and informed that implementation of stubble management schemes is being carried out with full alertness and commitment.
Appreciating the efforts of the states, Mr Chouhan said that while commendable work is being done in this regard, continuous and sustained efforts are necessary to achieve larger goals.
Mr Yadav commended the states for their ongoing efforts in stubble management and emphasised enhanced coordination between the Ministry of Agriculture and state governments over the next ten days.
The meeting was also attended by Agriculture Secretary Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi, ICAR Director General Dr. M. L. Jat, and other senior officials from both ministries.
