Sitharaman says 11.8crore farmers receive financial assistance under PM KISAN scheme

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday said as many as 11.8 crore farmers were provided financial assistance under the PM KISAN scheme.

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is one of the world’s largest Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes.

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Under the PM-KISAN scheme, the government provides a financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal four-monthly instalments. The money is transferred into the bank accounts of farmers’ families across the country through DBT mode.

Announced in February 2019 in the interim budget, the scheme was effective from December 2018.

PTI