Rasulpur: As many as 6,000 farmers in 28 panchayats under Rasulpur block of Jajpur district are likely to be deprived of assistance under the Centre-sponsored Pradhan Mantri Kishan Yojana (PMKY) as their e-KYC (Know Your Customer) details are yet to be updated online.
The farmers should immediately visit the common service centres — Jan Seva Kendra or Mo Seva Kendra — and get their e-KYC verified, block agriculture officer Biswabijayi Mishra said. Any delay in getting the e-KYC verified online will deprive the farmers of the benefits of the Centre-sponsored scheme, he added.
Moreover, the subsidy assistance provided by the Centre to the farmers on various crops may not be credited to their bank account through direct benefit transfer (DBT) and Aadhaar Payments Bridge System (ABPS), the block agriculture official said.
Sources said that the farmers should get their e-KYC verified immediately and update it in the farmers’ registration portal.
The block agriculture office has asked the ground level agriculture workers to sensitise the farmers on updating their eKYC as well as to inform them through local panchayat representatives.
Sources said over 20,000 farming families excluding the landless farmers are receiving financial assistance under PMKY. Meanwhile, many of the farmers have been included under state-sponsored KALIA Yojana while others are applying for inclusion of their names.
The state has registered the names of eligible beneficiaries for providing assistance under the KALIA Yojana. These beneficiaries are required to update e-KYC during their enrollment in PMKY.
Submission of e-KYC is possible if the Aadhaar number of the farmer is linked with his mobile phone number. However, many farmers are yet to link their numbers with Aadhaar and have also not abided by the e-KYC norms.
As a result, thousands of farmers under this block are likely to get deprived of PMKY benefits.
The block agriculture official said that every farmer should get his e-KYC verified with the Krushak Sathi and village level agriculture worker. All those left out should visit the Jan Seva Kendra and get themselves enrolled in PMKY by submitting the copy of their Aadhaar card and other certificates.
PNN