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Agri minister Tomar asks states to speed up PM-KISAN scheme enrolment

Officials said around 90 million farmers are yet to enrol under the expanded PM-KISAN

Narendra Singh Tomar has called  a high-level meeting with state  agriculture ministers on Thursday
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Narendra Singh Tomar

Sanjeeb MukherjeeAgencies New Delhi
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has asked state governments to soon complete the enrolment of all farmers under the flagship Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme.

Officials said around 90 million farmers are yet to enrol under the expanded PM-KISAN. The scheme was recently tweaked to include all farmers, irrespective of their land holdings.

Under the scheme, Rs 6,000 per annum is given in three equal instalments to eligible farmers.

The minister also urged states to expedite enrollment of farmers under the new pension scheme. The database generated through PM-KISAN would be used to target beneficiaries of the pension scheme as

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