PM- KISAN Scheme
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PM KISAN is a Central Sector scheme
with 100% funding from Government of India
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It has become operational from
1.12.2018.
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Under the scheme an income support
of Rs.6000/- per year in three equal instalments will be provided to small and
marginal farmer families having combined land holding/ownership of upto 2
hectares
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Definition of family for the scheme
is husband, wife and minor children.
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State Goverment and UT
Administration will identify the farmer families which are eligible for support
as per scheme guidelines.
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The fund will be directly
transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
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The first instalment for the period
1.12.2018 to 31.03.2019 is to be provided in this financial year itself.
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There are various Exclusion
Categories for the scheme.
Exclusion Categories
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 LokSabha/
RajyaSabha/ 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 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 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.
In order to assist in benefit
transfer, a platform named PM Kisan Portal (http://pmkisan.nic.in) has also
been launched for uploading the SMF details.