Union Agriculture Minister and Union Environment Minister chair high-level meeting on permanent solution for stubble management
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📌 Summary:
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Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav chaired a high-level inter-ministerial meeting at Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi, on a permanent solution for paddy stubble management
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Strategy rests on three pillars — public awareness, real-time monitoring and technical solutions; aim to turn "stubble from a problem into a resource"
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Rs. 544.15 crore provided for 2026-27 under the Crop Residue Management (CRM) scheme, of which the first instalment of Rs. 272.07 crore has been released
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Targets for 2026-27: distribution of 46,000+ CRM machines, 910 new Custom Hiring Centres, and development of 141 stubble supply-chain projects
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Since 2018-19, Rs. 4,266.47 crore has been given to Punjab, Haryana, UP, MP and ICAR; 3.54 lakh+ machines distributed and 43,500+ Custom Hiring Centres established
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A 'Stubble Protection Force' will actively monitor 70 tehsils across 14 NCR districts to further reduce stubble-burning incidents
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 Environment — air pollution (Delhi-NCR), crop residue management, sustainable agriculture; the agriculture-environment interface
📝 Prelims Facts:
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The Crop Residue Management (CRM) scheme was launched in 2018-19
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Stubble burning, concentrated in Punjab, Haryana and western UP, is a key driver of Delhi-NCR winter air pollution
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Custom Hiring Centres rent farm machinery (e.g., Happy Seeder) to farmers
🔑 Key Term: Crop Residue Management (CRM) scheme — a central scheme subsidising machinery and supply chains to manage paddy stubble (in-situ/ex-situ) instead of burning
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