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Hooda: On lines of Punjab, hike stubble relief for state

CHANDIGARH: Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday demanded that the state government should give compensation of at least Rs 2,500 per acre for crop residue management to small and marginal farmers who did not burn stubble.

Hooda: On lines of Punjab, hike stubble relief for state

Former Chief Minister BS Hooda talks to mediapersons at Gumar village in Sonepat. Photo: BS Malik



Chandigarh, November 17

Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday demanded that the state government should give compensation of at least Rs 2,500 per acre for crop residue management to small and marginal farmers who did not burn stubble.

If Punjab can give Rs 2,500 per acre as compensation to small and marginal farmers who refrained from burning crop residue, why can’t Haryana do the same, the senior Congress leader asked.

Speaking in his hometown Rohtak, the former Chief Minister said the state government’s announcement of giving Rs 1,000 per acre as operational charge for managing crop residue would not be enough.

The Leader of Opposition in the Haryana Assembly also suggested that the government should fix a minimum support price for crop residue and purchase it from farmers the same way as it procured crops.

“The government should fix the MSP and purchase the crop residue, which can be put to use in various industries, including power plants,” he said.

Regarding the pollution levels increasing due to stubble burning, the 72-year-old said that blaming farmers who burn crop residue was not going to solve the problem as various stakeholders needed to find a solution to the issue.

“There are various factors that cause pollution. Burning stubble is only one of them. There is pollution caused by vehicle fumes, industries, construction activities and several other factors that are responsible for it. Just putting the blame on farmers is not the right thing,” Hooda said. —PTI

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