Farmers in district SAS Nagar will be encouraged to stop burning of wheat & rice stubble in field. On the other hand subsidy amounting to Rs. 60 lacs 8 thousand will be provided to farmers for procuring modern machinery like Paddy Straw Chopper/ Multure Sub-Soiler, Super Straw Management System, Hydraulic MB Plough, Happi-seeder etc. This will help in protecting the environment from harmful gases produced during burning of stubble and will also maintain the soil fertility resulting in lesser use of chemical fertilisers. This was stated by Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Charandev Singh Maan while presiding over a meeting at District Administrative Complex with a committee formed for the implementation of Sub-Mission on Agricultures Mechanism in district SAS Nagar.Additional Deputy Commissioner said that, President of this committee will be Deputy Commissioner Mohali Smt. Gurpreet Kaur Sapra whereas Chief Agriculture Officer Parminder Singh will be member secretary and Deputy director horticulture will serve as joint member secretary.
Representatives from Animal Husbandry Department, Agriculture Science Centre, Cooperative Societies, Lead Bank Mohali, Deputy Project Director (AATMA) Safal Kisan/ Self Help Groups have been included as member of committee. This committee will monitor the scheme and Agriculture and Farmer welfare department will work as nodal agency. S. Maan said that under the scheme, two farmer machinery banks will be established which will provide modern machinery at lesser rents tot the farmers. He said that modern machinery worth Rs. 10 lacs will be kept under 1 bank under the scheme, upon which govt. will provide subsidy of Rs. 8 lacs. he said that these banks will provide rental machinery on reduced rates to the farmers which will help in increasing the income of farmers by using modern machinery.During the meeting Tarsem Chand & Yashpal Sharma PCS (Under Training), Deputy Director Dairy Sewa Singh, Senior Officer Fishery, Deputy Director Horticulture Tarlochan Singh, Deputy Director Animal Husbandry Parmatma Saroop, Veterinary Officer Dr. Tejinder Chattan, Chief LEad Bank Manager Sh. Sanjeev Agarwal, Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies Amrik Singh, Deputy Director Agriculture Science centre Mohali Dr. Yashwant Singh, Progressive Farmer & representatives of Self Help Groups were also present.