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farmer income support
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaPM Modi marks continuity of PM-KISAN scheme with release of over Rs 18,000 crorePrime Minister Narendra Modi released Rs 18,000 crore under PM-KISAN to more than nine crore farmers, Rs 2,000 each, on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birth anniversary.
- Policy & trade, IndiaGovernment to update PM Kisan scheme soon: farmers to stay updated and in waitingThe government may soon release the eighth PM Kisan instalment, awaited by about 11.74 crore farmers, who can check beneficiary lists and payment status online.
- Policy & trade, Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh government extended financial aid to more than 50 lakh farmersAndhra Pradesh paid Rs 1,114 crore to more than 50 lakh farmers on 27 October 2020 in the second phase of the Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan scheme.
- Policy & trade, Telangana59.26 lakh farmers benefited from Rythu Bandhu schemeTelangana Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy said the state has spent Rs 35,676 crore on Rythu Bandhu, and 47,168 families of deceased farmers received Rs 2,358.15 crore under Rythu Bima.
- Policy & trade, IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi to release the next installment of PM-Kisan schemePrime Minister Narendra Modi is to release the next PM-Kisan instalment of ₹18,000 crore to 80 million farmers and hold a virtual interaction with farmers on Christmas Day.
- Policy & trade, IndiaUnder Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, the seventh instalment is releasedThe government began paying the seventh Rs 2,000 instalment of PM Kisan from December 1, 2020, and farmers can check payment status online or through the app.
- Policy & trade, IndiaCentre to release the 8th installment of the PM Kisan Yojana scheme possibly by MarchAfter paying the seventh PM Kisan instalment of Rs 18,000 crore to over 9 crore farmers on December 25, 2020, the Centre is expected to release the eighth in March.
- Policy & trade, West BengalBengal CM’s appeal to direct PM-Kisan funds through state govt gets repudiated by the CentreThe Centre has refused West Bengal's request to route PM-Kisan payments through the state government, saying it will pay farmers once the state verifies registered beneficiaries.