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Govt aims to work towards achieving zero stubble burning in current season: Agriculture Minister N.S Tomar

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said the government aims to work towards achieving zero stubble burning in the current season. Mr. Tomar was addressing a review meeting in New Delhi, which was held to prevent paddy stubble burning. The meeting was attended by Agriculture Ministers of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi with an objective to prevent paddy stubble burning in the current season. He said, instances of paddy stubble burning are coming down due to...

August 1, 2023 1:26 PM

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed two lakh sixty thousand lakh crore rupees disbursed to 11 crore farmers families under PM-KISAN

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed the Lok Sabha that more than two lakh sixty thousand lakh crore rupees have been disbursed to over 11 crore farmers families under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) so far. In a written reply, he said PM-KISAN is a central scheme and its aim is to provide financial assistance to cultivable landholding farmer families across the country. Mr Tomar said under the scheme an amount of six thousand rupees is transferred ...