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Govt extends Aadhaar seeding date for PM-Kisan scheme
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SME Times News Bureau | 09 Oct, 2019
The Central government on Wednesday extended till November 30 the
mandatory requirement of Aadhaar seeding to avail the income support of
Rs 6,000 per year under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme.
The move has been made to help the farmers in the rabi crop season.
The decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"The
Cabinet has decided to relax till November 30, the mandatory
requirement of Aadhaar seeding for release of benefits under Pradhan
Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi after August 1," said Prakash Javdekar, the
Information and Broadcasting Minister.
The scheme provides income
support of Rs 6,000 per year to landholding families, subject to
certain exclusions. The amount is released thrice a year with each
instalment of Rs 2,000 going directly into the bank accounts of the
beneficiaries through the DBT mode.
According to an official
statement, it has not been possible to get 100 per cent Aadhaar seeding
for release of funds as per the prescribed time schedule before release
of instalments after August 1, 2019.
Since the farmers are still
gearing up for the Rabi season, the government said the farmers are in
dire need of money to take care of various farming activities like
procurement of seeds, preparation of soil and other associated
activities like irrigation, maintenance and mobilisation of machinery
and tools. Over and above these pressing needs, the just started festive
season will put further stress on the financial condition of the poor
farmers' households in the country.
The government also said that
the non-seeding of beneficiaries' details with Aadhaar number will
delay the release of further instalments and will cause discontentment
among the farmers.
Therefore, the mandatory requirement of
Aadhaar seeding for release of benefits after August 1 has been relaxed
till November 30, the press release said.
This will enable
immediate release of benefits to a large number of farmers who are not
able to avail the same due to this requirement. This mandatory
requirement will remain applicable for release of benefits with effect
from December 1. The government said it will take adequate measures to
validate the data before payment is made.
Under this scheme,
after August 1, the release of the third instalment onwards to those
beneficiaries who got the first instalment during December, 2018 -
March, 2019 and the 2nd instalment during April-July, 2019 is to be made
only on the basis of Aadhaar seeded database.
Similarly, after
August 1, the release of the 2nd instalment onwards to those who got the
1st instalment during April-July, 2019 is to be made only on the basis
of Aadhaar seeded database. Again, after August 1, the release of the
1st instalment onwards to the rest of the beneficiaries is to be made
only on the basis of the Aadhaar seeded database.
Farmers in
Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir, where there has not been enough
Aadhaar penetration, have been exempted from this requirement till March
31, 2020.
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