PM-KISAN scheme is funded by the Centre, through which a farmer gets a total benefit of Rs 6,000 per yr. Rs 75,000 crore per year is set aside for it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released Rs 18,000 crore as the next instalment under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme to more than 90 million farmers. PM's programme coincided with the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which is also celebrated as Sushashan Diwas.
This event was held at every development block across the country and two crore farmers had registered for it. The Prime Minister’s outreach comes amid the ongoing farmers' protests against the three agri laws passed by Parliament in September to reform the farm sector.
PM Kisan Samman Nidhi is an ambitious scheme of the government and through this, an instalment of Rs 2000 gets directly transferred to the account of farmers thrice in a year and a farmer gets a total benefit of Rs 6000 in a year in his or her account.
In June 2019, all farmers were included into the scheme irrespective of the size of their landholdings. However, affluent landholders including doctors, chartered accountants, engineers, lawyers, government servants and holders of constitutional posts etc, were kept out of the ambit of the scheme.
The PM-KISAN scheme is funded by the centre and Rs 75,000 crore per year is set aside for it.
1. PM Kisan scheme was launched on February 24, 2019
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PM Kisan is a Central Sector scheme with 100% funding from Government of India. It was launched on February 24, 2019, with an aim to augment the income of the farmers by providing support to all landholding farmers' families across the country.
The scheme became effective from December 1, 2018, and the cut-off date for identification of beneficiaries with regard to their eligibility was February 1, 2019.
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2. Money directly transfered into bank accounts of farmers
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Under the scheme, an amount of Rs 6,000 per year is transferred in three four-monthly instalments of Rs 2000 directly into the bank accounts of the farmers, subject to certain exclusion criteria relating to higher-income status.
An exclusive web-portal www.pmkisan.gov.in has been launched for the scheme. The financial benefits are released to the beneficiaries on the basis of the data of farmers prepared and uploaded by them on the PM-Kisan web-portal.
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3. Income support to all small and marginal farmers
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The scheme initially provided income support to all small and marginal farmers' families across the country, holding cultivable land up to 2 hectares. Its ambit was later expanded from June 1, 2019, to cover all farmer families in the country irrespective of the size of their landholdings.
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4. Special provisions for North-Eastern States
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Special provisions have been made for the North-Eastern States where land ownership rights are community based and in Jharkhand, which does not have updated land records and restrictions on the transfer of land.
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5. For enrollment, this is what farmers need to do
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For enrollment, the farmer is required to approach the local patwari/revenue officer/nodal officer (PM-Kisan) nominated by the state government. Farmers can also do their self-registration through the Farmers Corner on the portal. Farmers can also edit their names in PM-KISAN database as per their Aadhaar database/card through the Farmers Corner. Farmers can also know the status of their payment through the Farmers Corner in the portal. Village-wise details of beneficiaries are also available on the Farmers Corner.
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6. 140 million beneficiaries expected to be covered
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The Common Service Centres (CSCs) have also been authorised to register farmers for the scheme upon payment of fees. These facilities on Farmers Corner are also available through CSCs.
The total number of beneficiaries expected to be covered under the scheme is 140 million on the basis of the agriculture census, 2015-16. Beneficiaries are entitled to their benefit from the four-monthly period in which their name is registered by the state nodal officer (SNO) in the PM-Kisan Portal.
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7. 24x7 automated IVRS based helpline for status verification
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The Union agriculture ministry has also launched a 24x7 automated IVRS based helpline for status verification. Farmers can dial 1800-11-5526 or 155261 to know the status of their application. Besides, farmers can now reach out to the PM KISAN team on email pmkisan-ict@gov.in.
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