Chandigarh, April 7 -- The Punjab agriculture department has finalised an annual action plan of Rs.1,388 crore to execute various projects in financial year 2026-27, agriculture and farmers' welfare minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian shared on Monday.

Chairing a meeting to review projects here, Khudian said the action plan had been submitted to the Union ministry of agriculture and farmers' welfare for approval, adding that it laid special emphasis on crop residue management, water conservation, diversification and natural farming.

The single largest outlay of Rs.600 crore has been allocated under the Crop Residue Management (CRM) to check burning of paddy and wheat straw during kharif and rabi seasons. "Our goal is to provide in-situ and e...