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Interim Budget 2024: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2019, when Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented the interim budget, an important scheme in the interest of farmers was also launched. The name of this scheme was PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. Under this scheme, a total of Rs 6000 is given to the farmers every year in 3 equal installments. More than 10 crore farmers are benefiting from this scheme. Now after 5 years once again there are indications of increase in installments in this scheme.
It is believed that the Central Govt Lok Sabha Election 2024 The installment may increase in the interim budget presented earlier. Let us tell you that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget on February 1. As the Lok Sabha elections are about to be held, this budget will not be general but interim. It has often been observed that the interim budget has a glimpse of elections. It tries to attract a large class or beneficiaries. In such a situation, it is possible that the government may increase the installment to appease the beneficiaries of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. Media reports are saying that this installment can be increased to 8 thousand rupees or 10 thousand rupees.
Rejected at home
Recently, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, said that at present there is no proposal to increase the amount of PM-kisan beyond Rs 6,000.
So far, the central government in 15 installments of Rs. 2.81 lakh crore has been disbursed, benefiting more than 11 crore farmers.
General budget details
Last February 1st Nirmala Sitharaman For farmers and agriculture sector around Rs. 1.25 lakh crore was allocated. In which a provision of 60 thousand crore rupees was made for the Modi government’s ambitious scheme – Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan). About 86 percent of the country is small farmers, who have benefited greatly from the Kisan Credit Card (KCC). A provision of 23 thousand crore rupees was made to its beneficiaries. Focusing on animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries, the agricultural loan target has been increased to Rs. 20 lakh crore was made. Digital Agriculture Mission has been launched by Modi government. A provision of Rs 450 crore was made to promote it.
Who doesn’t benefit?
People who are registered and practicing with professional bodies like doctors, engineers, lawyers, chartered accountants and architects are not covered under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. Apart from this, installments under the scheme are also not given to farmers who file income tax returns.