PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Current Affairs, GK & News
PM Kisan Samman Nidhi: Eighth Instalment released
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently released the eighth instalment of Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi. PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Under the Scheme, the Government of India transfers Rs 6,000 to the account of small and marginal farmers. These funds are transferred in three instalments. The first instalment of Rs 2,000 is made between April and ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • farmer welfare • PM Kisan Samman Nidhi • PM-Kisan • Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
PM Kisan Scheme
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to release Rs 18,000 crores under Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Samman Nidhi. Around nine crore farmers are to be benefitted from the funds. PM-KISAN It was first implemented as Rythu Bandhu Scheme by the Government of Telangana. Under the Rythu Bandhu scheme, a certain amount of money was directly handed to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Doubling Farmers Income • farmer welfare • PM Kisan Samman Nidhi • PM-Kisan • Rythu Bandhu • Rythu Bandhu scheme
GoI increases Minimum Support Price of 14 Kharif crops
On June 1, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved hike of Minimum Support Price of 14 Kharif crops. Highlights The Minimum Support Price of Paddy has been increased by Rs 53 per quintal. The MSP of paddy has been fixed at Rs 1,868 per quintal for the year 2020-21. The rates of pulses, oil seeds and ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • farmer welfare • Kharif Crops • Minimum Support Price • PM Kisan Samman Nidhi • PM-AASHA • Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
9 Crore 60 lakh Farmers Benefitted under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
On May 27, 2020, the Government of India announced that around 9 crore 60 lakh farmers were benefitted under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. This was mainly done through the PM-KISAN Scheme Highlights During lock down, around 9.67 crore farmers were benefitted through Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi. This was done through the funds allocated ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • farmer welfare • lock down • PM Kisan Samman Nidhi • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana • small and Marginal Farmers
Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana completes 4 years of success
The Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana was launched in May 2016. The scheme has successfully completed four years of its implementation. Highlights The scheme has so far helped more than 8 crore families. Around Rs 8,432 crores have been transferred through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under the scheme. In order to mark the success, on May ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: farmer welfare • Jan Dhan Yojana • PM Kisan Samman Nidhi • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana • Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana • Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana • Women Empowerment