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The DC said subsidy ranging from 50 per cent to 80 per cent was being provided to farmers. “While 80 per cent of the subsidy is being given to cooperative societies and farmers groups, the benefit of 50 percent subsidy is available for individual farmers. The Agriculture Department has also already initiated Information Education Communication (IEC) activities to educate farmers about the ill-effects of paddy straw burning. Dr Amandeep Keshav, project director ATMA, said during 2018-19, a total of 28,609 machines were provided to individual farmers on 50 per cent subsidy out of which 12,075 machines had been provided to individual farmers. He said the remaining 16,534 machines had been provided to cooperative societies and farmers’ group on 80 per cent subsidy..