The scheme aims to supplement the financial needs of all landholding farmers’ families by procuring various inputs to ensure proper crop health and appropriate yields, commensurate with the anticipated farm income as well as for domestic needs. Under the scheme an amount of ₹ 6000/- per year is released by the Central Government online directly into the bank accounts of the eligible farmers under Direct Benefit Transfer mode, subject to certain exclusions.
Benefits
Financial benefit of Rs. 6000 per annum per family payable in three equal installments of Rs 2000 each, every four months
Eligibility
All landholding farmers’ families, which have cultivable land holding in their names are eligible to get benefit under the scheme.
Documents Required
- Aadhaar Card
- Landholding papers
- Savings Bank Account.
Exclusions
- All Institutional Land holders.
- Farmer families in which one or more of its members belong to following categories
- Former and present holders of constitutional posts
- Former and present Ministers/ State Ministers and former/present Members of LokSabha/ RajyaSabha/ State Legislative Assemblies/ State Legislative Councils,former and present Mayors of Municipal Corporations, former and present Chairpersons of District Panchayats.
- All serving or retired officers and employees of Central/ State Government Ministries /Offices/Departments and its field units Central or State PSEs and Attached offices /Autonomous Institutions under Government as well as regular employees of the Local Bodies (Excluding Multi Tasking Staff /Class IV/Group D employees)
- All superannuated/retired pensioners whose monthly pension is Rs.10,000/-or more (Excluding Multi Tasking Staff / Class IV/Group D employees) of above category
- All Persons who paid Income Tax in last assessment year
- Professionals like Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers, Chartered Accountants, and Architects registered with Professional bodies and carrying out profession by undertaking practices.
Application Process
- Aadhaar Card
- Landholding paper
- Savings bank account
FAQs
Will any individual or farmer family owning more than 2 hectare of cultivable land get any benefit under the scheme?
Yes. The ambit of the scheme has been extended to cover all farmer families, irrespective of the size of their land holdings.
How the beneficiaries under the Scheme will be identified and shortlisted for payment of intended benefit?
The responsibility of identifying the eligible farmers’ families for benefit under the scheme is entirely of the State/UT Governments