Rajya Vishisht Yojana | 29 Oct 2024

Recently, Haryana introduced the Rajya Vishisht Yojana to tackle stubble burning, aiming to protect air quality during the harvest season.

Rajya Vishisht Yojana:
- Haryana’s Rajya Vishisht Yojana focuses on reducing stubble burning through incentives and resources for farmers, primarily targeting areas where paddy harvesting leads to stubble residue.
Subsidies and Resources:
- The government provides subsidies on equipment for crop residue management, such as Happy Seeders and Super SMS systems, to promote eco-friendly disposal methods.
Penalties and Rewards:
- Strict fines for stubble burning violations are enforced, alongside incentives for farmers who comply, aiming to balance punitive and supportive measures.
Environmental Goals:
- The initiative aligns with national environmental goals by promoting sustainable agricultural practices, reducing air pollution, and mitigating respiratory health risks.

PUSA Decomposers: The decomposers are in the form of capsules made by extracting fungi strains that help the paddy straw to decompose at a much faster rate.
Happy Seeder: It is a tractor-mounted device offering an eco-friendly alternative to stubble burning.
- It works by cutting and lifting rice straw, simultaneously sowing wheat into the exposed soil and depositing the straw over the sown area as protective mulch.
Palletisation: Paddy straw, when dried and transformed into pellets, becomes a viable alternative fuel source.
- When mixed with coal, these pellets can be utilized in thermal power plants and industries, potentially saving coal usage and lowering carbon emissions.