Government would purchase crop residue at Rs 550 per quintal.

Chandigarh, Nov 17– Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Mr. O.P. Dhankar thanked the Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi and Union Power Minister, Mr. R.K. Singh for the decision to purchase crop residue at the rate of Rs 550 per quintal and added that this historical decision of the Central Government would immensely benefit the farmers.
In a statement issued here today, he said that the government would purchase crop residue at Rs 550 per quintal and Rs 5,500 per tonnes. Farmers would now get Rs 2,100 including 1,550 per quintal of paddy and 550 per quintal of crop residue, he added.
He said that selling of crop residue would not only generate additional income for farmers, but would also prevent air pollution. The Central Government intends to generate power from crop residue, he added.

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