PM – KISAN scheme

Posted on : 31 Jan 2020

• Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is a Central Sector scheme with 100% funding from Government of India.
• Under the Scheme an income support of Rs.6000/- per year is provided to all farmer families across the country in three equal installments of Rs.2000/- each every four months.
• The entire responsibility of identification of beneficiary farmer families rests with the State / UT Governments.
• The fund is directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
• Farmers covered under the Exclusion Criteria of the Operational Guidelines are not eligible for the benefit of the Scheme.
• For enrollment, the farmer is required to approach the local patwari / revenue officer / Nodal Officer (PM-Kisan) nominated by the State Government.
• The Common Service Centres (CSCs) have also been authorized to do registration of the farmers for the Scheme upon payment of fees.
• Farmers can also do their self-registration through the Farmers Corner in the portal.
• Farmers can also edit their names in PM-Kisan database as per their Aadhaar database / card through the Farmers Corner in the portal.
• Farmers can also know the status of their payment through the Farmers Corner in the portal.

• With a view to provide income support to all land holding eligible farmer families, the Government has launched PM-KISAN.
• The scheme aims to supplement the financial needs of the farmers in procuring various inputs to ensure proper crop health and appropriate yields, commensurate with the anticipated farm income.

• A landholder farmer’s family is defined as “a family comprising of husband, wife and minor children who own cultivable land as per land records of the concerned State/UT”.
• The existing land-ownership system will be used for identification of beneficiaries for calculation of benefit. 

Article Related Questions

1. With reference to PM – KISAN scheme, consider the following statements
   1.It is a Centrally Sponsored scheme.
   2.The fund is directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
   3.The entire responsibility of identification of beneficiary farmer families rests with the State / UT Governments.
   Which of the following statement is/are correct?

1.1 and 2 only

2.2 and 3 only

3.1 and 3 only

4.1, 2 and 3

Right Ans : 2 and 3 only

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