Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday said the excise collection of the state had crossed the Rs 4,000-crore mark within the first six months of a financial year for the first time, registering a total collection of Rs 4,280 crore.
As many as 700 incidents of stubble burning reported in Punjab so far this year, said the state s Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Wednesday.
Agricultural Minister Kuldeep Singh said that only 700 incidents of stubble burning have been reported this year as compared to over 2,500 incidents during the same time in previous years. AAP minister also said that the government is trying hard to appeal the farmers against stubble burning