Highlights
It aims to provide income support farmers.
Certain exclusions are also listed.
New Delhi: On May 14, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the eighth installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme via video-conferencing.
PM Modi released over Rs 20,000 crore to more than 9.5 crore farmer beneficiaries under PM-KISAN scheme. However, there could be some farmers who have not got the beneficiary amount into their account.
The Scheme aims to provide income support to all landholder farmer families across the country with cultivable land, subject to certain exclusions. Under the Scheme, an amount of Rs 6000 per year is released in three 4-monthly instalments of Rs 2000 each directly into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.