Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav chair high-level meeting on permanent solution for stubble management

India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today chaired a high-level inter-ministerial meeting at Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi, on stubble management and its permanent solution.

The meeting reviewed the progress made under the Crop Residue Management (CRM) scheme and the preparedness of states for effective management of paddy stubble during the upcoming harvesting season.

The Union Agriculture Minister said that stubble burning not only pollutes the environment but also affects the health of Mother Earth. It destroys beneficial insect...