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Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana: Govt starts registration for farmer pension scheme

Under the PM-KMY, which was announced during the Budget 2019-20, a monthly pension of Rs 3,000 will be provided to eligible farmers on attaining the age of 60

~9,400 cr spent on PM Kisan this fiscal year against allocation of ~20,000 cr
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The Centre on Friday started registration for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY), a scheme for farmers announced in the Union Budget.

Under the PM-KMY, which was announced during the Budget 2019-20, a monthly pension of Rs 3,000 will be provided to eligible farmers on attaining the age of 60.

"Today, the PM-KMY registration process has commenced across the country. Till noon, 418 farmers have registered and I request more farmers to join the scheme," Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said announcing the launch of the scheme.

The scheme will be implemented across the country, including Jammu and Kashmir

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