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Eyeing assembly polls, Modi govt plans bigger things under PM-KISAN scheme

PM-KISAN could be the second Modi govt's marquee scheme

~9,400 cr spent on PM Kisan this fiscal year against allocation of ~20,000 cr
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Sanjeeb Mukherjee New Delhi
Convinced that Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana or (PM-KISAN) has made some impact in assuaging farmers' anger on account of falling prices, the Narendra Modi government is planning bigger things for the flagship programme.

The recent Cabinet decision to expand PM-KISAN to cover all farmers, irrespective of the size of land held by them, is just one of the several steps in the offing. Under the scheme, the Centre promises to give Rs 6,000 per year to all farmers in three equal installments.

Initially, only small and marginal farmers were to be covered, but this was later expanded to

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