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Wrong beneficiaries in PM-Kisan
Why is it in news?
- According to information provided by the Agriculture Ministry in response to an RTI request, PM-KISAN payments worth ₹1,364 crore have been wrongly made to more than 20 lakh ineligible beneficiaries and income tax payer farmers
Details:
- There are 11 crore beneficiaries registered under the scheme.
- Punjab, Maharashtra and Assam saw a large number of such payments wrongly received.
- A number of State Agriculture Departments have now been tasked with recovering the money wrongly paid.
PM-Kisan:
- PM-KISAN is the Centre’s flagship scheme to provide income support worth ₹6,000 a year to farming families.
- Initially the scheme was meant to cover only small and marginal farmers who owned less than two hectares.
- Later, the scheme was extended to all farmers.
- However, the following categories were excluded from the scheme:
(1) Any member of a farming family paid income tax
(2) Received a monthly pension above ₹10,000
(3) Held a constitutional position, or was a serving or retired government employee
(4) Professionals and institutional landholders.