Name Shetkari Yojana: The Government of India runs many schemes for the citizens of the country. Government schemes are for different sections of people. India is an agricultural country. Even today, more than half of India’s population survives on agriculture and farming. That is why the Indian government also brings special schemes for farmers. From which they benefit.
Apart from the Government of India, the state governments of different states of India also come up with schemes for the people and farmers of their states. Last year, the Government of India had started Namo Shetkari Yojana for the farmers of its state. Under this scheme, farmers are given financial benefits. Let us tell you how farmers get benefits in this scheme.
Farmers will get benefits under Namo Shetkari Yojana
Modi government had started Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Yojana for farmers in the year 2019. Under this scheme, the government gives 6 thousand rupees to the farmers every year. Which is given in three installments of Rs 2 thousand each. Similarly, Maharashtra government had started Namo Shetkari Yojana in the year 2023. Under this scheme, the Maharashtra government gives Rs 6,000 every year to the farmers of the state. That means farmers of Maharashtra get Rs 6 thousand from the Central Government every year.
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So Rs 6 thousand is received from the state government. That means the farmers of Maharashtra get double benefit from Namo Shetkari Yojana. Under this scheme, the government provides crop insurance to farmers for Re 1. The government has allocated Rs 6900 crore for this. About 1.5 crore farmer families will benefit under the scheme.
These farmers will get benefits
The government has fixed some eligibility criteria for applying under Namo Shetkari Yojana. To apply for the scheme, farmers must be permanent residents of Maharashtra. Farmers must have land for farming. For this, it is necessary for the farmer to be registered with the Agriculture Department of Maharashtra. Also, it is necessary to be registered in the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. It is necessary to link Aadhar card to the bank account of farmers. To apply for the scheme, it is also necessary to submit the necessary documents.
