Overview

• Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a Krishi Bhavan meeting with Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and representatives from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi on stubble management.
• State ministers reported active implementation of residue-management schemes, with Haryana highlighting financial assistance to discourage burning.
• Chouhan urged panchayat-level mobilisation, real-time monitoring, promotion of direct seeding, and efficient use of allocated funds to ensure machinery availability.
• Yadav called for intensified Centre–state coordination over the next 10 days and pressed for collection and storage of residue for use in brick kilns and thermal power plants.
• IARI data indicated fewer farm-fire detections in Punjab (95 vs 214) and Haryana (7 vs 164) between September 15 and October 7, while Uttar Pradesh recorded more (88 vs 51) than the same period last year.