Government has doubled penalties for farmers involved in Stubble Burning.
The Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change Ministry has doubled penalties for stubble burning.
The government has issued the Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (Imposition, Collection and Utilization of Environmental Compensation for Stubble Burning) Amendment Rules, 2024.
Under the revised rules, farmers with less than two acres of land holding will have to pay Rs 5,000 for stubble burning. It was earlier Rs 2,500.
Those with land between two and five acres will be fined Rs 10,000, while farmers with over five acres of land will pay Rs 30,000.
The amendment seeks to standardize the penalty structure, taking into account farmers with smaller landholdings.
