Punjab and its neighbouring states' largest environmental problem, stubble burning, will receive a budgetary allocation of 200 crore, according to Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema.
Digital Desk: Punjab's Bhagwant Mann administration on Monday
unveiled its first budget since taking office in the state. Finance Minister
Harpal Singh Cheema declared a financial allocation of 11,560 crores for the
agriculture sector during his budget speech.
The Punjab government
has announced budgeted allocations for the growth of the agricultural sector,
including free power to agriculture tubewells and budgetary expenditures for
resolving the stubble burning issue.
Here are the top announcements for farmers in the Punjab budget
2022:
1. Punjab and its neighbouring states' largest environmental problem, stubble
burning, will receive a budgetary allocation of 200 crore, according to Punjab
Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema.
2. The finance minister for Punjab also disclosed 66 crores for
gap financing to buy green gramme.
3. The administration suggested allocating Rs. 6,947 crore from
the state's budget to provide free electricity to agriculture tubewells.
4. The Punjab government
has announced the allocation of Rs. 450 crore as incentives to paddy farmers
who use the non-traditional technique of direct seeding rice in an effort to
save ground water by at least 20%.
