BANDIPORA, FEBRUARY 24: Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Shahbaz Mirza Sunday launched the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme transferring the first installment of Rs 2,000 each to over 40,000 farmers in Bandipora district.
Following the launch of the scheme by at national level by Prime Minster of India Narendra Modi, The Deputy Commissioner formally launched the scheme during an awareness program that was attended by the marginal farmers of the district.
After the Prime Minister initiated the electronic transfer of Rs 2,000 each, from Gorakhpur, Deputy Commissioner Bandipora said an amount of Rs 8 crores have been transferred as the first instalment under the scheme directly in the accounts of about 40,000 farmers of the district while the process of uploading the left out farmers is in progress. He said the first instalment of the left out farmers shall be transferred soon after uploading their data..
Under PM-KISAN, landholding farmer families, having cultivable land upto 2 hectares, will be provided direct income support at the rate of Rs. 6,000 per year. This income support will be transferred directly into their bank accounts in three equal instalments of Rs. 2,000 each.
While interacting the farmers, DC Bandipora said the scheme has been made foolproof by connecting it with Adhaar to avoid duplicity assured them that the scheme will be implemented with complete transparency. He exhorted upon concerned authorities of agriculture department to register the left-out beneficiaries within stipulated time period.
He said the programme is part of the government’s effort to address farm sector distress, caused by lower sales realisation on bumper production of food grains, and horticulture crops. “To provide an assured income support to the small and marginal farmers, the government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN),” Mirza said adding that many other schemes have been launched for the welfare of farmers.
Assistant Commissioner Revenue Reyuaz Ahmad Beigh, Tehsildar Headquarters Mubashir Saleem Nazki and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.
