The Jan Dhan scheme has led to the creation of 51.11 crore accounts with a total deposit of Rs 2.08 lakh crore. Sitharaman on Thursday said direct benefit transfer of Rs 34 lakh crore from the Government using PM Jan Dhan accounts has led to savings of Rs 2.7 lakh crore for the Government.
While the government has asserted that such digital intervention would promote data-driven agriculture, the reality is that farmers' personal data will be used by businesses/markets to decide their economic life.
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THERE is no sphere of our lives that is not overwhelmingly influenced by digital technology. Agriculture is no exception to this rapid transformation. Sample this: A farmer of Telangana applies for a copy of his land record in the e-Seva office. Then he submits the document to the banker, who processes it online through the land digital record grid connected to the tehsildar’s office. The banker clears the application and the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) is generated in which the Rythu Bandhu (Direct Benefit Transfer) amount is transferred. This KCC can be used for buying inputs from a local shop with Aadhaar seeding so that the fertiliser subsidy is paid to the farmer. He checks online the prices of inputs and confirms that these are in order. He then surfs the Net to know about the latest package of practices of crop production. Then the farmer checks the weather forecast app on his smartphone to make sure that his seed sowing is in sync with the showers. He ac
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