Punjab Speaker announces ₹1 lakh to villages of his constituency to discourage stubble burning

Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said the burning of paddy stubble has a harmful impact on the environment along with the loss of fertility of the land.

To discourage stubble burning in his Assembly segment, Punjab Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Sunday announced that he will give ₹1 lakh to every village panchayat where farmers shun the practice.

This amount will be given from his discretionary quota, said an official statement in Chandigarh on Sunday.

Mr. Sandhwan, an AAP MLA, represents the Kotkapura Assembly constituency.

Mr. Sandhwan said the burning of paddy stubble has a harmful impact on the environment along with the loss of fertility of the land.

He said according the principles of the Gurbani, people of Punjab love nature the most.

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

He said the day is not far when people of the state will completely abandon the practice.