Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme

Narendra Modi launches Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi: How PM-KISAN works, who is eligible and other details

Under the PM-KISAN programme, vulnerable landholding farmer families, having cultivable land up to 2 hectares, will be provided direct income support at the rate of Rs. 6,000 per year.

BJP leaders laud PM-KISAN scheme for acknowledging marginal farmers, Opposition leaders term it 'pure hoodwinking'

While Opposition leaders said that PM-KISAN is a "political stunt" which is not really helping the farmers, BJP leaders lauded the scheme as a "mark of commitment to farmers' welfare".

Narendra Modi launches PM-KISAN in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, warns state govts against politicising scheme

After launching the PM-KISAN scheme, the prime minister also handed over certificates to select beneficiaries of the scheme. Later, he also interacted with the farmers of Kerala via video conferencing.

Narendra Modi to launch PM-KISAN scheme in Gorakhpur today; 'over one crore farmers' to benefit in first disbursement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will launch the Rs 75,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh,

Rahul Gandhi said govt waived loans worth crores to industrialists but promised just Rs 3.50 a day to farmers

Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Narendra Modi government, saying that while it waived loans worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore of select industrialists, it promised just Rs 3.50 per day to farmers.

“What can a farmer achieve with Rs 6,000 a year?”: Rural UP reacts to Centre's income support scheme

“Sure, the scheme has been announced. But how will it actually benefit the poor if the money is eaten up by corrupt officers in the system, the way it generally happens?” a farmer from Banda questions.

Budget 2019 sops for agrarian sector: Rs 6,000 to small and marginal farmers good move, but needs enhancement

The NDA government's decision to provide Rs 6,000 per year to each farmer with a land holding of less than 2 hectares is a major boost for the sector that has been witnessing a sharp decline in the numbers of cultivators since 2001.