About 3 lakh women farmers have been benefited from PM KISAN: Murmu

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said that about three lakh women farmers have been benefitted from PM KISAN scheme, under which Rs 54,000 crore has been transferred to them so far. Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament as the Budget session began, Murmu said that the government is prioritising 11 crore small farmers who were for decades deprived of the benefits. These farmers are now being empowered.

Under PM-KISAN, more than Rs 2.25 lakh crore has been transferred: Murmu

"Under PM-KISAN, more than Rs 2.25 lakh crore has been transferred. Important thing is that about three lakh are women farmers," said Murmu. About Rs 54,000 crore has been transferred to these small women farmers, she added.

"Likewise, the government is implementing several schemes like Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Soil Health Card and Kisan Credit Card, which has been extended to fishermen and livestock farmers, to empower small farmers," she added.

"From setting up of farmers producers' organisations to increasing minimum support price, the government is standing with small farmers to empower them," Murmu said.

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Number of beneficiaries who received the first installment stood at 3.16 cr: Govt data

As per latest government data, the number of beneficiaries who received the first installment stood at 3.16 crore.

The number stood at 6.63 crore in the second installment, nearly 8.76 crore in the third, 8.96 crore in 4th, 10.49 crore in 5th, 10.23 crore in 6th, 10.23 crore in 7th, 11.16 crore in 8th, 11.19 crore in 9th, 11.16 crore in 10th, 11.27 crore in 11th instalment and 8.99 crore in 12th instalment.

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN) scheme was launched in February 2019 but is being implemented with effect from December 2018. Under the scheme, eligible farmers are provided with a financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000 every four months. The fund is directly transferred to bank accounts of the beneficiaries.

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