Prime Minister released 17th instalment of PM Kisan Nidhi scheme.
About PM KISAN
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
- Type: Central Sector Scheme.
- Aim: To supplement financial needs of land-holding farmers families in procuring various inputs and also domestic needs.
- Objective: To provide income support to all land-holding eligible farmer families (families include husband, wife and minor children).
- Beneficiaries: All landholding farmers, subject to certain exclusions.
- Benefits: Rs. 6,000 is transferred annually in three equal instalments of Rs. 2,000 each every four months.
- Exclusion: Beneficiaries of higher economic status shall not be eligible.