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Punjab Government Launches CRM Loan Scheme through Cooperative Banks

By TNI Team September 12, 2025 50% subsidy 80% subsidy air pollution bio-energy plants Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann cooperative banks Cooperative movement CRM Loan Scheme Crop Residue Management Loan Scheme crop residue management machinery environmental sustainability Farmer Welfare Financial Commissioner Cooperation Sumer Singh Gurjar Green Economy individual farmers margin money Multi-Purpose Cooperative Societies (MPCS)North India Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS)Punjab government Registrar of Cooperative Societies Girish Dayalan Renewable energy rural communities Stubble Burning Sustainable agriculture sustainable farming ₹24 lakh

Punjab launched an amended Crop Residue Management (CRM) Loan Scheme to curb stubble burning. Cooperative societies get an 80% subsidy (up to ₹24 lakh), and individual farmers receive a 50% subsidy for purchasing machinery. The scheme promotes sustainable agriculture and renewable energy.

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