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PM transfers Rs 19,500-cr to farmers under PM-KISAN, announces mission to make India self-sufficient in edible oils
•An annual financial benefit of Rs 6,000 is provided to eligible beneficiary farmer families, payable in three equal four-monthly installments of Rs 2,000 each, under the PM-KISAN scheme
Under PM-KISAN's 8th installment, sum of over Rs 20,000 cr released for 9.5 cr farmers
•West Bengal has joined the scheme with more than 7 lakh farmers of the state set to benefit, said Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
West Bengal polls 2021: Amit Shah unveils BJP manifesto; vows one job per family, CAA implementation
•Assuring to provide arrears of Rs 18,000 to 75 lakh farmers of the state under PM-Kisan, the BJP promised Rs 10,000 per year for them, if voted to power, with Rs 6,000 being contributed by the Centre and the rest by the state
BJP wants double engine govt in West Bengal to 'siphon off public money', alleges TMC's Abhishek Banerjee
•Banerjee also claimed that the saffron party is trying to bribe voters by promising them money under the PM-Kisan Scheme
West Bengal guv responds to Mamata's letter, asks why state wants to to act as 'intermediary' in PM-Kisan funds transfer
•Banerjee had written to the Centre, saying that she was ready to implement PM-Kisan and Ayushman Bharat schemes in West Bengal if the funds are routed through the state government
Coronavirus outbreak: Arunachal Pradesh govt to give Rs 3,500 to locals stranded outside state, Rs 1,000 to farmers under PM-KISAN
•Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Thursday said that the state government will provide Rs 3,500 to each Arunachali person stranded outside the state amid nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.
More than 32 cr poor receive Rs 29,352 cr aid under Garib Kalyan Yojana; fintech, digital technology in place for swift transfer to beneficiary
•A finance ministry statement on Monday said the swift implementation of the package is being continuously monitored by central and state governments.
Budget 2020: Unless Centre gets states to enact model laws, farm investment and incomes cannot rise
Vivian Fernandes •Next year’s budgeted outlay for agriculture is 32 percent higher than the revised estimates but just three percent more than the Budget estimate of this year.
Govt should infuse capital in economy without worrying about fiscal deficit; GDP growth for this fiscal on expected lines: FICCI
•The government aims to restrict the fiscal deficit to 3.3 percent of the GDP for the financial year ending March 2020.
Centre disburses Rs 36,000 cr to farmers under PM-KISAN scheme: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
•Since PM-KISAN is an ongoing scheme and beneficiaries are added continuously, it is not possible to give an estimate of the expenditure till 2022, the minister said.