Sadhguru hails Punjab for incentivising sustainable farming practices, CM Bhagwant Mann thanks him

Chandigarh, May 5

Spiritual leader Jagadish “Jaggi” Vasudev, better known as Sadhguru, congratulated the Punjab government on Twitter for incentivising sustainable farming practices in the state.

He said the government’s policy and support to the farmers in adopting economical and ecological sustainable methods of cultivation is the way forward.

He wished Punjab inspire the rest of the country.

Bhagwant Mann, in a tweet, thanked Sadhguru for his words of encouragement and said the Punjab government had been leaving no stone unturned to promote sustainable farming practices to help farmers and in saving the waters of the state.

He said the government wished to reach out to all the farmers turning the scheme into a mass movement.

The Punjab government on Saturday had announced Rs 1,500 per acre as financial assistance to farmers opting for direct seeding of rice technique in the coming paddy season.