Govt extends Aadhaar seeding date for PM-Kisan plan till November 30

October 10 2019

The government on Wednesday extended Aadhaar seeding date till November 30 to avail Rs 6,000 benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme to help farmers buy farm inputs ahead of rabi sowing season. 

The decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

Under PM-Kisan scheme, the government is providing annually Rs 6,000 in three equal installments to 14 crore farmers. The amount is directly transferred into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries through direct benefit transfer (DBT) mode. 

Aadhaar seeding was mandated to avail the installment after August 1, 2019. However, it was exempted to farmers of Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir till March 2020. 

"The mandatory requirement of Aadhaar seeding was taking time and therefore we have relaxed the norm till November 30," Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar told media after the meeting. 

This will enable immediate release of benefit to a large number of farmers who are not able to avail the same due to the mandatory requirement, he said. 

 

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Source: The Economic Times