Libtech study asks state govt. To run campaigns during registration
The registration of farmers for PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, a central government scheme, is very low in the state, while a large number of registered farmers have taken advantage of it, a study has found.
The Libtech India study has recommended that the state government should conduct campaigns during the registration period to ensure that more and more farmers are benefited from the scheme.
Only 38.4 lakh farmers have been registered since inception, who are eligible to receive over 2.8 crore installments of ₹5,664 crore cash benefit, said a data-driven study of 32 districts in the state. However, Rythu Bandhu covers 25 lakh more farmers, showing a huge gap for the farmer fund, the report said.
On the implementation side, 89% of the farmers in the beneficiary list have received all the installments, of which 9% have received partially and less than 2% have not received any installment. The total amount of missed installments in Telangana is ₹353 crore and the reasons include massive bank rejections, withheld payments by the state and Aadhaar verification.
The study noted that excluding income tax payers, ROFR farmers and multiple beneficiaries from nuclear families, 25 lakh is a huge number, and indicates that eligible farmers are losing money from the central government. Now the time has come that the state government reviewed the implementation of the scheme and ensured that all the eligible farmers get the benefits.
The study recommends that in addition to campaigning, the agriculture department should seek support from the public relations department to resolve bank rejections.
The Kisan Samman Nidhi, created in 2018, promises a cash benefit of ₹6,000 per annum, payable in three installments of ₹2,000 through DBT mode. All the bank accounts are checked for valid Aadhar card through various steps before the states check the eligibility of the applicant to receive the amount.
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