PM Kisan Samman Nidhi : Uplifting and empowering Indian Farmers, all you need to know
The PM Kisan Yojana came into effect from December 1, 2018. It was launched by prime minister Narendra Modi-led government. Through this scheme all small and marginal farmers will get up to Rs 6,000 per year as minimum income support. This 75,000-crore scheme aims to cover 125 million farmers, irrespective of the size of their landholding in India. Features PM Kisan is a Central Sector scheme with 100% funding from Government of India. It has become operational from 1.12.2018. Under the scheme an income support of 6,000/- per year in three equal installments will be provided to all land holding farmer families. Definition of family for the scheme is husband, wife and minor children. State Government and UT administration will identify the farmer families which are eligible for support as per scheme guidelines. The fund will be directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. There are various Exclusion Categories for the scheme. Who is eligible for PM Kisan scheme? Lan