-The Indian Express
Following a Supreme Court order directing three states to compensate farmers who have refrained from burning paddy stubble on their fields, Punjab government is paying Rs 2,500 per acre. The Indian Express explains how the government is zeroing in on those managed the stubble in an environment friendly way
* How many farmers have applied for compensation?
The state government has received nearly 85,000 applications till date. The numbers are likely to go up as the last date for submission of these applications is November 30. The government has already disbursed disbursed Rs 19 crore among 29,343 non-basmati cultivating small and marginal farmers.
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