Rajya Vishisht Yojana has been implemented by the Haryana government to curb stubble burning.
The Haryana government has implemented the Rajya Vishisht Yojana to curb the incidents of stubble burning.
Under this scheme, farmers will get financial assistance for managing crop residue. Zero-burning targets will also be set up by panchayats.
Red zone panchayats will receive an incentive of 1 lakh rupees, while yellow zone panchayats will receive 50 thousand rupees for achieving the zero burning target.
As of October 28, 83,070 farmers have registered for the management of 7,11,000 acres of paddy area.
Farmers will get an incentive of 1,000 rupees per acre for managing paddy crop residue.
So far in Haryana, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research has recorded a total of 713 incidents of stubble burning.
