4.7L farmers miss PM Kisan Samman benefit
The Hindu
Study by Libtech India blames official apathy for improper bank account linkage
A total of 4.7 lakh farmers in Telangana have not received either part or full benefits under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, a study by Libtech India, a research group, found.
Under the scheme modelled after Rythu Bandhu scheme of the Telangana government, the Central government is transferring ₹6,000 annual benefit each to eligible farmers in three instalments. The disbursement this year began by way of 10th instalment since January 1. While the transfer is scheduled to be tentatively closed by the end of February, the data mining conducted by Libtech India has revealed that a large number of eligible farmers have not been receiving either full or partial instalments since the beginning of the scheme in February 2019.
From the State, a total of 39,34,691 farmers are registered under the scheme, with an estimated entitlement of ₹6,558 crore. Of the total benefit, an estimated ₹6,165 crore has been paid and received by the farmers.
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