Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana is a central scheme that provides income support of Rs. 6,000/- per year to all land holding farmer families in three equal installments of Rs. 2,000/- each. The scheme was launched on 24 February 2019 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The scheme is open to all land holding farmer families in the country, irrespective of the size of their land holding. The only condition is that the farmer should not be a beneficiary of any other government scheme that provides similar benefits.
The benefits of the scheme are directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system. The first installment of the scheme was released in February 2019, the second installment in May 2019, and the third installment in August 2019.
The scheme has been welcomed by farmers across the country. It has helped to improve the income of farmers and has also helped to boost agricultural production.
Here are some of the benefits of the scheme:
* The scheme will increase the income of farmers.
* The scheme will enable farmers to spend more money.
* The scheme will help farmers to become more self-reliant.
* The scheme will increase the demand for agricultural products.
* The scheme will help to reduce inequality among farmers.
The scheme is expected to improve the living conditions of farmers in India.
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