The Central Sector Scheme on ‘Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi’ is being implemented through the State Governments. Based on the information furnished by the State Governments, the State-wise details of number of Custom Hiring Centres established, number of crop residue management machines distributed, quantity of crop residue and area managed through machinery are enclosed in Annexure-I. The district-wise quantity of crop residue managed through machinery in the State of Punjab is enclosed as Annexure-II and the average operational cost of the machines identified for crop residue management is enclosed as Annexure-III

                                                                                                                                                Annexure-I

Number of CHCs established, number of crop residue management machines distributed, quantity of crop residue and area managed during 2019-20 to 2021-22.

 

State	Number of CHCs established	Number of crop residue management machines distributed	Quantity of crop residue managed (Lakh Tonne)	Area of land over which crop residue management adopted (lakh Hectare)
Punjab	18924	63654	92.20	14.21
Haryana	5581	62150	28.00	7.00
Uttar Pradesh	4702	31905	19.98	7.49
NCT of Delhi	0	202	-	0.060

 

                                                                                                               Annexure-II

District-wise quantity of crop-residue managed through machinery in the State of Punjab during 2021-22

S.No.	Districts of Punjab	Quantity of crop-residue managed through machinery (Lakh tonnes)
1.	Amritsar	4.80
2.	Barnala	2.80
3.	Bathinda	6.00
4.	Faridkot	2.60
5.	Fatehgarh Sahib	2.70
6.	Fazilka	4.90
7.	Firozpur	3.40
8.	Gurdaspur	5.30
9.	Hoshiarpur	3.30
10.	Jalandhar	5.30
11.	Kapurthala	3.00
12.	Ludhiana	7.30
13.	Malerkotla	1.50
14.	Mansa	4.40
15.	Moga	4.90
16.	Muktsar	6.40
17.	Pathankot	1.60
18.	Patiala	5.50
19.	Rupnagar	1.90
20.	Sangrur	5.50
21.	SAS Nagar	1.30
22.	Nawashahr	2.70
23	Tarn Taran	5.10
	Total	92.2

 

                                                                                         Annexure-III

Estimated average operational Cost of machines

Name of the major machines identified for crop residue management	Estimated average operational Cost of machine (Rs./ha)
Super SMS with Combine Harvester	4100
Happy Seeder	3778
Super Seeder	5822
Paddy Straw Chopper	2967
Reversible Mould Board Plough	3855
Rotavator	2712
Baler &Rake	3783
Crop Reaper Binder	1300
Zero Till Drill	1550

 

This information was given by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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