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Time of India
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Rs 1,704 crore transferred to over 85 lakh farmers under Kisan Kalyan Yojana
Indore: Chief minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday transferred Rs 1,704 crore to over 85 lakh farmers under Kisan Kalyan Yojana and Rs 600 crore to 27,523 worker families under Mukhyamantri Jankalyan Sambal Yojana through a single click in Dhar. Yadav also performed ground-breaking ceremonies and inauguration of development projects worth Rs 1,869.72 crore, Dhar Lift Micro Irrigation Project , bridge over the Narmada river on Semalda-Manawar road costing Rs 77 crore, and other development works. He also released a compilation of temples in Dhar district (in book form) under the Devasthanam Yojana. According to information, the irrigation project will benefit 96 villages in Dhar tehsil, 57 villages in Manawar tehsil, 27 villages in Pithampur tehsil, two villages in Gandhwani tehsil, and one village in Sardarpur tehsil. A mass wedding ceremony under Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Vivah and Nikah Yojana was held in Umarban, Dhar district on Akshaya Tritiya where 2,123 couples tied the knot. This included eight Muslim couples. All couples were gifted saplings as a token of blessing. The CM also announced Rs 3 lakh each for the families whose houses were gutted in a fire in Patelpura, Ada Bayda, located eight kilometres from Umarban.
Time of India
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
MP govt cracks down on stubble burning: No benefits for violators
Madhya Pradesh is cracking down on stubble burning. Farmers risk losing MSP benefits and state Kisan Kalyan Yojana payouts from May 1 if caught. This action follows a surge in stubble burning incidents. The government will promote eco-friendly alternatives. Officials aim to curb pollution and soil degradation. Penalties and incentives will encourage sustainable farming in the wheat belt. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Madhya Pradesh government is getting tough on stubble burning as the Rabi harvest begins. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced that from May 1, farmers caught burning stubble will be denied MSP procurement benefits and the ₹6,000 annual payout under the state's Kisan Kalyan Yojana While the central government's PM-Kisan payouts will continue, the state has seen an alarming rise in stubble burning-23,000 incidents this season compared to 7,000 last year. The government plans awareness drives promoting eco-friendly alternatives like happy seeders and super seeders Officials say the tough stand is necessary to control rising pollution levels and prevent long-term soil degradation. Madhya Pradesh, being a major wheat belt, cannot afford to let unchecked stubble burning impact environmental health or food security. Authorities are also ramping up penalties and incentives to nudge farmers towards sustainable farming practices.
The Hindu
25-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
M.P. farmers to be excluded from CM Kisan Kalyan Scheme if they resort to stubble burning
Farmers in Madhya Pradesh who engage in stubble burning will not receive benefits under the CM Kisan Kalyan Scheme and their crops will not be purchased at the minimum support price (MSP), Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said. The decision was taken on Thursday at a Revenue department review meet chaired by Mr. Yadav, who said that the guidelines would be implemented from May 1. 'The growing practice of burning crop residue (narwai) after harvest is causing severe environmental damage, including air pollution and degradation of soil quality. Burning stubble destroys essential nutrients in the soil, reducing its fertility. The State government has already banned the stubble burning. Despite this, if any farmer is found burning narwai, they will be denied the benefits under the Chief Minister Kisan Kalyan Yojana,' a government statement said, quoting Mr. Yadav. 'Additionally, their crops will not be procured at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) during the following year,' it read. The eligible farmers of the State receive monetary assistance of ₹6,000 every year from the State government as part of the Kisan Kalyan Scheme started in 2020. There are about 85 lakh farmers benefiting from the scheme as of March as per government data. Madhya Pradesh has reported the highest instances of stubble in the country in 2025 with 24,953 cases of fire reported from April 1 to 24, as per the Consortium for Research on Agroecosystem Monitoring and Modeling from Space (CREAMS), a research body of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Against M.P.'s nearly 25,000 cases, the second ranked Uttar Pradesh has reported 6,895 instances of residue burning, followed by Haryana, Punjab, and Delhi. Authorities in Madhya Pradesh have been keeping a vigil to reduce the numbers with farmers being fined and booked across the State. Indore District Collector said that 102 farmers had been booked in a single day on April 16 while penalties amounting to ₹3.09 lakh had been imposed across the district.
