Few takers for Central scheme on ryots

Libtech study asks State govt. to conduct campaigns during registration

Registration of farmers for Central government scheme, PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, is very low in State, even while a large number of farmers, who registered, have benefited from it, a study has found.

The study by Libtech India has recommended that the State government should conduct campaigns during the registration period to ensure that maximum number of farmers benefit from the scheme.

The data driven study from 32 districts notes that only 38.4 lakh farmers have been registered so far since inception, eligible to receive over 2.8 crore instalments amounting to ₹5,664 crore cash benefit. However, Rythu Bandhu covers 25 lakh more farmers, which shows the huge unachieved gap for Kisan Nidhi, the report noted.