PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana
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Context: The Ministry of Agriculture has organized several events to celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of the PM-Kisan Scheme.
About PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana:
- PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana or PM-KISAN is a central sector scheme launched in 2019 to provide financial support to all eligible land-holding farmers and their families.
- Under PM-KISAN, the Union government provides financial support of Rs 6000/- per year in three equal installments (Rs 2000 each installment).
- The amount is directly transferred into the bank accounts of farmers through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system.
- Aadhar validation has been made compulsory.
- The scheme was initially available for only small and marginal farmers having land holding less than 2 hectares but the government removed these minimum land requirement criteria, and now the scheme covers all eligible landholding farmers.
- The scheme provides a Self-registration Mechanism: Registration through mobile app, PM KISAN portal and Common Service Centers.
- A centralized call center has been established to support the beneficiaries regarding any issues faced during the registration process or for any other grievances.
- A mandatory physical verification of 5% beneficiary every year, In order to maintain the authenticity of the scheme.
Eligibility under PM-KISAN scheme: All small or marginal farmers are eligible to receive financial support under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. Except the farmer as well as any member of the family belonging to the following categories:
- Person holding or retired from the constitutional posts.
- Former and present Ministers/State Ministers.
- Former or present members of LokSabha/ RajyaSabha/ State Legislative Assemblies/ State Legislative Councils
- Former and present Mayors of Municipal Corporations
- Former and present Chairpersons of District Panchayats.
- Any serving or retired officers as well as employees under the Central/ State Government Ministries /Offices/Departments.
- All retired pensioners who get a monthly pension of Rs.10,000/-or more and belong to the above category.
- Any individual who paid their income tax in the last assessment year is not eligible under this scheme.
- Professionals like Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers, Chartered Accountants, and Architects registered with Professional bodies.
Present Status:
- About 12 Crore farmers have been provided financial support under the PM Kisan scheme.
Concerns:
- Difficulty in Identifying Beneficiary Farmers
- Many farmers are getting multiple benefits.
- No provision for landless or tenant farmers.
- Providing Inadequate financial support
- Implementation issues like incomplete land records, land disputes.
- Lack of infrastructure and uncertainty in agricultural markets have adversely affected agricultural productivity and stability of farm incomes.
Way forward:
- The PM-KISAN scheme provides financial support assurance to farmers.
- It is a big step towards the Government’s initiatives of modernization of agriculture.
- PM-KISAN is an ambitious scheme that has the potential to bring positive change to the rural economy. However, the current top-down mechanism needs to be reformed and a bottom-up strategy and well-planned implementation mechanism must be adopted to ensure socio-economic development of rural areas.
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