Schemes

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana

February 19, 20200
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Objective

  • With a view to augment the income of the Small and Marginal Farmers(SMFs), the Government has launched a new Central Sector Scheme, namely, “Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)”in the current financial year.
  • The PM-KISANscheme aims to supplement the financial needs of the SMFs in procuring various inputs to ensure proper crop health and appropriate yields, commensurate with the anticipated farm income at the end of the each crop cycle.
  • This would also protect them from falling in the clutches of moneylenders for meeting such expenses and ensure their continuance in the farming activities.

Basis for Identification

  • The number of eligible SMFs underthe scheme has been estimated on the basis of projection of Agricultural Census 2015-16 data for 2018-19.
  • The projected number of holding of SMFs landholder farmer families for FY 2018-19 is 13.15 crore.
  • Due to likely exclusion of certain categories of beneficiaries of higher economic strata, the total number of eligible beneficiaries has been taken as 12.50 crore.
  • The existing land-ownership system will be used for identification of beneficiaries for calculation of financial benefit under the scheme.

Aadhar Capturing

  • For availing benefits under the scheme, Aadhaar is mandatory. However, in cases, where the beneficiaries at present are not having Aadhar or Aadhar Enrollment number, alternate prescribed documents can be collected for identity verification and transfer of benefit to such farmer families for transfer of 1stinstallment in 2018-19.
  • All such beneficiaries not having Aadhaar card shall have to be compulsorily enrolled under Aadhaar, since transfer of subsequent installments will be done only on basis of Aadhaar seeded data base.
  • States/UTs to ensure that there is no duplication of the payment transferred to eligible families. Speedy reconciliation incase of wrong/incomplete bank details of the beneficiary to be ensured.

Monitoring of the Scheme

  • For effective review and monitoring of the scheme, a Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) at Central level will be set up in DAC&FW.
  • The PMU headed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO), shall also undertake publicity campaign (Information, Education and Communication-IEC).
  • A stratified review/monitoring mechanism at National, State and District Level.
  • At the National level, there will be a Monitoring Committee headedby Cabinet Secretary. State Govt. shall also notify the Monitoring Committees at the State & the District Level.

Exclusion

There will be exclusion of certain categories of beneficiaries of higher economic strata which will be separately notified by the Government in due course

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What is Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is a central sector scheme with 100% funding from the government. It was announced in the Budget 2019-20 on February 1, 2019. Under the scheme, Rs 6,000 will be given per year to small and marginal farmer families having combined land holding/ownership of upto 2 hectares.

How farmers will receive the money

The amount will be given in three installments of Rs 2,000 each. It will be transferred directly to the bank account of beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). DBT will ensure transparency in the entire process and will save time for the farmers.

How small and marginal farmers will benefit

It is estimated that the scheme will benefit more than 12 crore small and marginal farmers (SMFs). The PM-KISAN scheme aims to supplement the financial needs of the SMFs in procuring various inputs to ensure proper crop health and appropriate yields, commensurate with the anticipated farm income at the end of the each crop cycle. This would also protect them from falling in the clutches of moneylenders for meeting such expenses and ensure their continuance in the farming activities.

PM-KISAN is effective from which date?

As per PM-KISAN website, the Scheme is effective from December 1, 2018 to eligible beneficiaries. The state governments and UT Administration will identify the farmer families which are eligible for support as per scheme guidel The following categories of beneficiaries of higher economic status shall not be eligible for benefit under the scheme:

(a) All institutional land holders.

(b) Farmer families in which one or more of its members belong to following categories:

i) Former and present holders of constitutional posts

ii) Former and present ministers/state ministers and former/present members of Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha/State Legislative Assemblies/State Legislative Councils, former and present mayors of Municipal Corporations, former and present chairpersons of District Panchayats.

iii) All serving or retired officers and employees of Central/state government ministries/offices/departments and its field units Central or state PSEs and attached offices/autonomous institutions under the government as well as regular employees of the local bodies (excluding multi tasking staff/Class IV/Group D employees).

vi) All superannuated/retired pensioners whose monthly pension is Rs 10,000 or more (excluding multi tasking staff/Class IV/Group D employees) of above category.

v) All Persons who paid Income Tax (I-T) in last assessment year

vi) Professionals like doctors, engineers, lawyers, chartered accountants, and architects registered with professional bodies and carrying out profession by undertaking practices. (Source: PM-KISAN website)ines.

Who are not eligible for the scheme
The following categories of beneficiaries of higher economic status shall not be eligible for benefit under the scheme:

(a) All institutional land holders.

(b) Farmer families in which one or more of its members belong to following categories:

i) Former and present holders of constitutional posts

ii) Former and present ministers/state ministers and former/present members of Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha/State Legislative Assemblies/State Legislative Councils, former and present mayors of Municipal Corporations, former and present chairpersons of District Panchayats.

iii) All serving or retired officers and employees of Central/state government ministries/offices/departments and its field units Central or state PSEs and attached offices/autonomous institutions under the government as well as regular employees of the local bodies (excluding multi tasking staff/Class IV/Group D employees).

iv) All superannuated/retired pensioners whose monthly pension is Rs 10,000 or more (excluding multi tasking staff/Class IV/Group D employees) of above category.

v) All Persons who paid Income Tax (I-T) in last assessment year

vi) Professionals like doctors, engineers, lawyers, chartered accountants, and architects registered with professional bodies and carrying out profession by undertaking practices.

(Source: PM-KISAN website)

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