6000 For Farmers

Amid the debate over the Congress's Rs 6000 a month Basic Minimum Income Scheme and the government's Rs 6000 a year PM Kisan Scheme, Union minister Rajnath Singh had a reality check at a remote village in Bihar today. It was one that also left the government of Nitish Kumar red faced before the Union Minister. The ambitious scheme was launched in...

PM Kisan Yojna: Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, an income support of Rs 6,000 per year (in three equal instalments) will be provided to the families of small and marginal farmers.

The Bahraich district, just 130 kilometres from Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow, but among India's poorest and most backward district as per Niti Aayog data, is where some of the beneficiaries of the huge Rs 75,000 crore government plan to top up farmer incomes stay. So just how far will Rs 6,000 take them?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a swipe at the Opposition for criticising his government's farmers' income plan, saying people sitting in air-conditioned rooms in Delhi do not know the importance of Rs 6000 for a poor farmer living in distant and difficult areas.

As the Congress continues to criticise the centre's pro-farmers measures, including an annual income support of Rs 6,000 for small farmers announced today in the Interim Budget, Union Minister Piyush Goyal defended the scheme saying "naamdaars will never understand how it will benefit farmers".

Amid the debate over the Congress's Rs 6000 a month Basic Minimum Income Scheme and the government's Rs 6000 a year PM Kisan Scheme, Union minister Rajnath Singh had a reality check at a remote village in Bihar today. It was one that also left the government of Nitish Kumar red faced before the Union Minister. The ambitious scheme was launched in...

PM Kisan Yojna: Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, an income support of Rs 6,000 per year (in three equal instalments) will be provided to the families of small and marginal farmers.

The Bahraich district, just 130 kilometres from Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow, but among India's poorest and most backward district as per Niti Aayog data, is where some of the beneficiaries of the huge Rs 75,000 crore government plan to top up farmer incomes stay. So just how far will Rs 6,000 take them?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a swipe at the Opposition for criticising his government's farmers' income plan, saying people sitting in air-conditioned rooms in Delhi do not know the importance of Rs 6000 for a poor farmer living in distant and difficult areas.

As the Congress continues to criticise the centre's pro-farmers measures, including an annual income support of Rs 6,000 for small farmers announced today in the Interim Budget, Union Minister Piyush Goyal defended the scheme saying "naamdaars will never understand how it will benefit farmers".