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?

  • Landholding farmers’ families with cultivable landholding in their names can apply under this scheme
  • Farmers from both the urban and rural areas
  • Small and marginal farmers families

Who is not eligible for PM Kisan Scheme?

  • Institutional landholders
  • Present or retired officers and employees of state/central government as well as PSUs and government autonomous bodies.
  • Beneficiaries with higher economic status are not eligible.
  • Those who pay income tax
  • Farmer families holding constitutional posts
  • Professionals like doctors, engineers and lawyers
  • Retired pensioners with a monthly pension of over Rs 10,000

For more information visit https://pmkisan.gov.in/



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