PM Kisan Samman Nidhi: Farmers had great hope from this budget that the amount of Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi could be increased. Such news had also started appearing in the media. The farmers were also happy that there is a possibility that they can get the annual amount increased from Rs.6,000 to Rs.8,000. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sita Raman presented the budget. Farmers kept staring at the budget. But in the case of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, he was disappointed. It is also a matter of concern for the farmers that 12 installments of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi have reached the farmers’ accounts. But despite passing of January, the 13th installment has not reached the account. There is no news to please the farmers in the budget regarding the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi by the central government.
The lowest budget allocated in 5 years for the fund
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi is an ambitious scheme of the Central Government. It has an economic impact on the farmers. But this scheme also has political implications in the country. Farmers were waiting to increase the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. But the farmers have only got disappointed with the budget in this matter. The Union Finance Minister has not made any announcement regarding this. At the same time, the budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the financial year 2023-24. It is only 60 thousand crore rupees. The special thing is that the budget released under the scheme in the last 5 years. Lowest in 5 years.
8 thousand crores reduced relative to last year
According to media reports, the central government has been continuously reducing the budget of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi in the last few years. In the year 2022-23, a budget of Rs 68000 crore was allocated for the year 2022-23. Whereas this time it is only 60 thousand crores. This is about 13 percent less than last year. Whereas, in the year 2021-22, Rs 66,825 crore was spent for PM-Kisan.
Farmers get 6 thousand rupees annually
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Yojana was started keeping in mind the economically weak farmers. The purpose of this scheme is to help the poor farmers financially. Under the scheme, the central government annually sends 6 thousand rupees to the farmers’ account. Every four months, 2 thousand rupees are sent to the farmers’ account. This year there were discussions that the installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi can be increased from 3 to 4. In this way, instead of 6 thousand, farmers will start getting 8 thousand rupees. However, now after the release of the budget, the hopes of the farmers have been dashed.
Disclaimer: Some of the information given in the news is based on media reports. Farmer brothers, before implementing any suggestion, do consult the concerned expert.
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