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Indian Express
03-06-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana: Date of the 20th installment, check its beneficiary list, and more details
PM Kisan Yojana 20th Installment 2025: The Government of India, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN) to address the financial requirements of farmers for agricultural inputs and household needs. Under this government initiative, every eligible farmer in India shall receive an annual aid of ₹6,000, which will be distributed in three equal instalments of ₹2,000 every four months. The last 19th installment of the PM-KISAN scheme was disbursed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 24 of this year. It transferred Rs 22,000 crore, estimatedly, into the bank accounts directly of 9.8 crore farmers. According to several online reports, the 20th installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme can be transferred to the farmers' accounts in the first or second week of June 2025, expectedly; however, there is no official confirmation from the government on this yet. Farmers must complete the necessary formalities, such as getting their e-KYC done and linking their Aadhaar to their bank accounts, to receive the 20th installment of the PM Kisan scheme. Failure to complete these steps may result in a delay or hold in the credit being deposited into their bank accounts. Please note: Always refer to the official website for the most accurate and up-to-date information about the PM Kisan Yojana.
New Indian Express
01-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
CM Majhi disburses Rs 1,025 crore under CM Kisan Yojana to 51 lakh farmers ahead of kharif season
BHUBANESWAR: Ahead of the kharif season, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi disbursed the second dose of financial assistance of Rs 1,025 crore under the CM Kisan Yojana to around 51 lakh farmers on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya here on Wednesday. Majhi had distributed the first dose assistance of Rs 2,000 to each farmer beneficiary at Sambalpur last year on the occasion of Nuakhai. Nearly 51 lakh farmers across the state received the assistance via direct benefit transfer (DBT), enabling them to prepare for the upcoming kharif operation which starts from Akshaya Tritiya. As many as 25,532 farmers of urban areas received the financial aid for the first time. Of the total Rs 1,025 crore disbursed under CM Kisan Yojana on the day, it will benefit 49,482 landless and 2,382 tribal farmers. The chief minister and deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo also participated in the 'Akhi Muthi Anukula', a traditional ritual in which farmers symbolically sow the first seeds after ploughing their fields on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, at OUAT farm in Baramunda in the city. Addressing a state-level function Krushak Divas, the chief minister also thanked the farmers of the state from converting Odisha from a food-deficit to food-surplus state. Sharing his experience as a farmer, Majhi said agriculture is a very tough job. He advised farmers to adopt cultivation of crops suitable to the climate conditions of their regions. Highlighting measures taken by his government to improve the income of the farmers, the chief minister said the input assistance of Rs 800 per quintal of paddy over the minimum support price has been a great help to them. 'We have set an ambitious target of creating additional irrigation potential for 15 lakh hectare in the next five years for which the government will spend Rs 1 lakh crore,' he added. Majhi also released the book, 'Krushak Sangita', a collection of poems written by Swabhabakabi Gangadhar Meher in 1921. Some of the descendants of the poet were also present on this occasion. OUAT vice-chancellor Prof Pravat Kumar Roul, principal secretary, Agriculture, Arabinda Padhee and Agriculture director Shubham Saxena also spoke on the occasion. As per the CM Kisan Yojana, each eligible farmer is entitled to Rs 4,000 annually, disbursed in two phases- Rs 2,000 on Nuakhai and another Rs 2,000 on Akshaya Tritiya. This apart, landless farmers will also receive Rs 12,500 each year in three instalments under the scheme.
Time of India
22-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Fisherfolk in state get farm status, eligible for benefits
Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday decided to grant the fisheries sector the same status as agriculture. This move, a significant one which comes ahead of local body polls, will entitle 4.8 lakh fishermen in the state to the infrastructure and benefits currently available to the state's farmers, according to fisheries minister Nitesh Rane. The benefits include disaster compensation, electricity subsidies, loan waiver schemes, and the Kisan credit card. The govt has cleared a sum of Rs 69 crore towards electricity subsidies for fishermen. Maharashtra ranks 6th in the country in marine fish production and 17th in inland fishing. "This is the blue revolution. It will improve Maharashtra's fish production and bring it to the top three in the country. It will benefit the rural economy and create jobs," Rane said. "Maharashtra is the only state to give agriculture status to the fisheries sector. Other states have given concessions and benefits to the fisheries sector but they didn't give it agriculture status," he added. Except for the processing industry, all other sectors in the fishing industry are expected to benefit from the decision. Ice factories for fish will also receive subsidies. Rane mentioned that states which provided subsidies and benefits to the fisheries sector reported a rise in fish production. "Output rose by 59.3% in Andhra Pradesh, 32% in Chhattisgarh, 49.5% in Jharkhand, and 103% in Karnataka," he said. Rane also stated that fishermen would be entitled to the Namo Shetkari Krishi Sanman Nidhi, through which the state provides Rs 6,000 a year to farmers to match the same amount in the PM Kisan Yojana. The state has a 720 km coastline. Additionally, there are water resources spread over 4 lakh hectares, including reservoirs, lakes, zilla parishad lakes, and Malgujari lakes of the irrigation department. There are also more than 2.5 lakh farm ponds. When asked how the state would identify fishermen entitled to the scheme as they do not have land in their name like farmers, Rane said, "There are ways of identifying them. For instance, biometrics or membership of cooperative societies."
