Pm kisan: PM Kisan’s money has been transferred to the account of more than 42 lakh ineligible farmers, which is now being recovered by the government. The government has given information about this in the Parliament.
New Delhi: Under the PM-KISAN scheme, financial assistance of Rs 6000 is given to farmers across the country by the central government, but many ineligible farmers are taking advantage of this scheme. In view of this, the government has taken strict action. 3000 crore is being recovered from more than 42 lakh ineligible farmers under the PM-Kisan scheme. The government has given information about this in the Parliament.
Under the PM-Kisan scheme, the Center transfers Rs 6,000 in three equal installments every year to farmers across the country. However, for those taking the benefit of this scheme, it is necessary to fulfill certain criteria, such as he should not be an income tax payer.
Agriculture Minister gave information in Parliament In a
reply to Parliament on Tuesday, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that Rs 2,992 crore is being recovered from 42.16 lakh ineligible farmers who are getting money under the PM-Kisan scheme.
In which state, how many farmers would be recovered from
the maximum number of such ineligible farmers who got PM-Kisan money, was in Assam. In Assam, 8.35 lakh ineligible farmers have taken advantage of this. After that 7.22 lakh farmers have taken benefit in Tamil Nadu, 5.62 lakh farmers in Punjab, 4.45 lakh farmers in Maharashtra, 2.65 lakh farmers in Uttar Pradesh and 2.36 lakh farmers in Gujarat.
How many crores will be recovered
Let the government recover Rs 554 crore from Assam, Rs 437 crore from Punjab, Rs 358 crore from Maharashtra, Rs 340 crore from Tamil Nadu, Rs 258 crore from UP and Rs 220 crore from Gujarat.
The minister said that the funds should not be misused,
Tomar said in Parliament that during the process of verification of PM Kisan Yojana, it was found that the benefit of this scheme is also being given to some ineligible farmers, including some income tax paying farmers. Were. Along with this, he said that some special measures have been taken by the government regarding this scheme, so that this fund cannot be misused.
Government sent notice to farmers
The main objective of the government is that the real farmers should get the benefit of this scheme. Keeping this in mind, the government has also sent a notice to the ineligible farmers of this scheme to recover the money.
