No eligible farmer should be deprived of PM-KISAN Scheme: Narendra Singh Tomar
01 September 2022, New Delhi: Progress of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme was reviewed by the Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar in a virtual meeting with the Agriculture Ministers of the States today.
During the meeting, Mr. Tomar said that no eligible farmer should be deprived of the benefits of this scheme. He also asked the States to complete the work of data verification and updation at the earliest.
Under the PM-KISAN, eligible farmers are given Rs. 6,000 in 3 equal instalments of Rs. 2,000 each every year, so that they can meet the agricultural and allied expenses along with the domestic needs. Since its launch in February-2019, 11 instalments have been disbursed under the PM-KISAN. More than Rs. 2 lakh crore has been transferred to about 11.37 crore eligible farmers through this scheme.
The benefit of PM-Kisan is given only to the farmers with land holdings. A database is being created for quick identification of eligible farmers for PM-KISAN and other schemes and farmers’ welfare schemes to be launched in the future. It will have all the information including Aadhaar, bank account of farmers and the land records of farmers will be linked with their records. The land records of the States will have to be digitally converted to create the database. Today’s meeting was held in this regard.
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