24th installment of PM-Kisan Samman Yojana released
Raipur. Amidst the festive season, the Central Government has transferred the much awaited 24th installment of PM-Kisan Scheme (Gift to Farmers Before Diwali), providing financial support to the farmers of the country. From the platform of the national level program organized at Bhildi in Banaskantha, Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent an amount of Rs 18,680 crore to the accounts of farmers across the country through a single click.
Under this scheme (Gift to Farmers Before Diwali), till now 23 installments had been successfully delivered to the farmers and the release of the 24th installment just before Diwali has brought a wave of happiness among the rural economy and families associated with farming. Prime Minister Modi sent installments of Rs 2,000 each to the accounts of 9.34 crore farmers through DBT system by pressing the button of the remote. Since the inception of the scheme, it has emerged as a great example of transparent digital transactions, in which the entire amount is deposited in the bank accounts of 100% beneficiaries without any middleman or brokerage.
Uttar Pradesh got the most money
Uttar Pradesh has been at the top position among all the states across the country in the distribution of this 24th installment (Gift to Farmers Before Diwali). A huge amount of Rs 4,482.19 crore has been transferred to the bank accounts of more than 2.24 crore eligible farmer families of the state. With this, since the inception of PM-Kisan scheme (2018-19) till now, the total amount received from this scheme to the farmers of Uttar Pradesh alone has crossed the figure of Rs 1,07,943 crore.
Farmers of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan also got big benefits
Farmers of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, considered the backbone of agriculture sector in Hindi speaking states, have also got extensive benefits of this nationwide installment. Samman amount of about Rs 1,600 crore has reached the accounts of more than 80 lakh eligible farmers of the state. An amount of more than Rs 1,300 crore has been sent to the accounts of more than 65 lakh registered farmers of Rajasthan. At the same time, an amount of more than Rs 500 crore has been transferred to the accounts of more than 25 lakh farmer families of Chhattisgarh, which is known as the rice bowl, through DBT.
Due to strictness, more than 10 lakh ineligible names are out of the list.
Verification of land records and e-KYC process has been made mandatory to ensure complete transparency in the scheme and to extend benefits only to genuine farmers. Due to this intensive investigation and technical verification, this time the names of more than 10 lakh people across the country have been removed from the beneficiary list who were not meeting the prescribed eligibility standards of the scheme or in whose documents discrepancies were found.