Punjab speaker announces Rs 1 lakh to villages of his constituency in bid to discontinue stubble burning

Punjab news: To discourage stubble burning in his Assembly segment, Punjab Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Sunday announced that he will give Rs 1 lakh to every village panchayat where farmers shun the practice. This amount will be given from his discretionary quota, said an official statement here on Sunday.

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