New schemes are run by the government for the farmers, one such scheme has been started by the Government of India. We are talking about Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana. This scheme was started by the Government of India in 2018. Let us tell you who gets the benefits of the scheme and what are its rules.
Pension of Rs 3 thousand
This is a national pension scheme. The objective of this scheme is to provide benefits to small and marginal farmers. For this scheme, farmers have to invest only Rs 55 every month and after crossing the age of 60 years, they are given Rs 3 thousand every month. Please note that no processing fee is charged for joining this scheme. If you want to leave this scheme after some time, the amount you have contributed will be returned to you along with interest.
These people will get the benefit of the scheme
The more you deposit under this scheme, the more pension amount you get. Farmers who have less than two hectares of land and whose annual income is less than Rs 18 lakh will get the benefit of this scheme. To avail the benefits of this scheme you need to contribute regularly.
Official website of the scheme
You can contribute on the basis of 1 month, 3 months or 6 months as per your income. The government will match your contribution amount. To get information related to Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana, you can visit its official website. https://maandhan.in/ You can go to. Apart from this, farmers who contribute to the National Pension System, who have more than 2 hectares of land, farmers taking advantage of ESIC and EPFO will not get the benefit of this.
Under this scheme, if a farmer dies, 50 percent of the amount will be given to the farmer’s wife. Under this scheme, farmers will be given a pension of Rs 36 thousand for 1 year. If you want to register for this scheme, then you can get yourself registered by visiting any CSC center or PM Kisan portal.
Register for the scheme
You can register for this scheme by visiting CSC center through Aadhar card and savings account number, you will have to first contribute in the case. After that you can make online payment, after this process your Kisan Pension Account Number will be generated and you will get Kisan Card.