Overview

• Chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh directed to rigorously monitor and implement stubble burning action plans.
• The meeting emphasized the need for strict enforcement of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) during winter months.
• Punjab and Haryana have committed to managing paddy straw through in-situ and ex-situ methods, supported by over 240,000 crop residue management machines.
• The PM eBus Sewa Scheme aims to add 10,000 electric buses across the country, with a focus on enhancing e-bus services in NCR.
• State governments and law enforcement agencies instructed to strictly enforce firecracker bans and expedite biomass collection for compressed biogas plants.