“Don’t Burn Stubble, Get ₹ 1 lakh”: Punjab Assembly Speaker

Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said on Sunday that he will donate one lakh rupees to each village panchayat where farmers refrain from burning stubble in order to discourage the practice in his Assembly segment.

His discretionary quota would be used to pay for this sum, according to a formal declaration issued here on Sunday.

The AAP legislator Sandhwan represents the Kotkapura Assembly district.

According to Sandhwan, burning paddy stubble depletes the soil’s fertility and has a negative effect on the ecosystem.

He claimed that, in accordance with Gurbani beliefs, Punjabis are the most devoted to nature

“As people getting aware about the harmful effects of stubble burning, they are abandoning this trend,” he said, according to the statement.

He claimed that soon everyone in the state will stop engaging in the activity altogether.

According to the announcement, Sandhwan honoured residents last week who didn’t burn paddy stubble.

“It was a unique initiative of its kind. In this ceremony, 18 farmers from Faridkot district, 13 from Moga, 10 from Sangrur, one from Rupnagar, 10 from Gurdaspur and seven from Ludhiana and Barnala were honoured,” the statement said.

He also appealed to farmers to plant more trees for the protection of the environment.