Various schemes are run by the government for the benefit of farmers. Through these schemes, financial assistance is also given to the farmer brothers. PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana is being run by the government to provide financial help to the farmer brothers. Through which an amount of Rs 6,000 was being transferred every year to the accounts of eligible farmer brothers. But the government had largely excluded farmers from the scheme. But now the government has re-included lakhs of farmers in the scheme.
According to reports, the number of beneficiary farmers between April and July 2022 was 10.47 crore. After a few months it fell to Rs 8.12 crore. But now the government has added 34 lakh farmers to the scheme. In which maximum farmers are said to be from UP. According to reports, the aim of the government is to provide the benefits of the scheme to as many eligible farmers as possible.
what are the statistics
Out of 34 lakh farmer brothers, maximum number of farmers include 8.50 lakh in Uttar Pradesh, 2.39 lakh in Rajasthan, 2.27 lakh in Manipur, 2.2 lakh in Jharkhand and 1.89 lakh in Maharashtra. According to reports, a large number of farmers are being included in this scheme through Vikas Bharat Yatra. This journey started on 15th November and will continue till 26th January. Under PM Kisan Yojana, eligible farmer families get Rs 6,000 in equal installments through DBT every four months. This scheme for 2019 Lok Sabha Elections It was launched on February 24, 2019, just before.
What did the Agriculture Minister say?
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told the Lok Sabha that till July 2022, the number of PM Kisan beneficiaries was 10.47 crore, but there has been a decrease of 20 percent in a year. On November 15 this year, 34 lakh people participated in the Bharat Sankalp Yatra. Most of the farmers are in Uttar Pradesh.
