A new Central Sector Scheme called "Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)" was recently introduced by the Government of India in an effort to increase the revenue of India's Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs). In February of 2019, the program was made publically available. It is being carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Co-operation, and Farmers' Welfare (DAC&FW), which falls under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and is being carried out by all of the State and Union Territories Governments through their respective Departments of Agriculture. In accordance with the terms of the Scheme, qualified landholding families would receive a one-time direct payment of Rs. 6,000 per year, which will be split among three equal amounts of Rs. 2000 each and deposited into their respective bank accounts every four months.
The government is currently taking a variety of steps in order to ensure that PM-KISAN is accessible to all eligible recipients. As meeting this criteria is a mandatory component of the scheme, public interfaces have been made available for people to use in order to self-register, check the progress of their payments, and correct their names as they appear on their Aadhaar cards. Launching the PM-KISAN mobile app, which was planned and built by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the direction of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India, is an effort to increase the scope of the program.
Farmers are able to use mobile applications to:
- Register on their own accord
- Be aware of the current situation regarding their registration and payments.
- The correct name according to Aadhaar
- Acquaint yourself with the plan.
- Dial the Support Hotlines, Please.
