farmers day
Every year 23 December is celebrated as National Farmers Day in India. Let us tell you that Farmers Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the country’s 5th Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh. On the occasion of Farmers Day, today we are telling about 10 welfare schemes being run by the Central Government for the farmers across the country. If you are a farmer yourself or belong to a farmer family, then you can take advantage of these schemes.
1. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN): This scheme was started by the Central Government in 2019 to meet the financial needs of farmers. Under this scheme, financial assistance of Rs 6000 per year is transferred in three equal installments to the bank accounts of farmer families across the country.
2.Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PM-KMY): The objective of this scheme is to provide protection to the most vulnerable farmer families. Under this scheme, farmers aged 18 to 40 years can get a pension of Rs 3,000 every month after the age of 60 years by making a monthly contribution of Rs 55 to Rs 200.
3.Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY): Under this scheme, farmers are provided insurance for the protection of crops from sowing to harvesting. This helps farmers to compensate for financial losses caused by natural disasters.
4. National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM): Keeping in mind the importance of beekeeping, this scheme has been launched for the overall promotion and development of scientific beekeeping and to achieve the goal of “Sweet Revolution”. Beekeeper farmers can take advantage of this scheme.
5. NaMo Drone Didi: The government has recently launched the NaMo Drone Didi scheme. Under this, drones are being provided to women self-help groups (SHGs). The aim of this scheme is to economically strengthen the women living in the villages.
6. Kisan Credit Card Scheme (KCC): This scheme of the government provides loans to farmers at low interest rates for their farming needs. The government provides interest subvention of 2% and timely repayment incentive of 3% to farmers, giving them loans at a very concessional rate of 4% per annum.
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