Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, Rs 71,000 crore has been sent to 9.39 crore farmer families in the last few weeks. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar are ranked first, second, third, fourth, and fifth, respectively, among the top 5 states to benefit under the scheme.
A total of 2,17,76,351 farmers have been added to the PM Kisan so far in Uttar Pradesh, of which 2.15 crore has been received as the first installment, 1.95 crores as the second installment, 1.78 crores as third installment and 1.42 crore farmers as the fourth installment.
Maharashtra is at number two with a total of 97,20,823 farmers associated with it. Of these, 94.81 lakh has been given as first installment, 90 lakh as the second installment, 72 lakh as the third installment, and 61 lakh as the fourth installment.
After this, Rajasthan is at number three, where a total of 63,82,829 farmers are involved in which 60.86 lakh farmers have been given the first installment, 54.63 lakhs is the second installment, 45.73 lakhs are the third installment and 34.52 lakh farmers have been the fourth installment.
Madhya Pradesh at number four, 63,03,663 farmers have been associated with the scheme so far. Of these, the first installment has been given to about 69 lakh farmers, the second installment to 64 lakh farmers, the third installment to 52.5 lakh farmers, and the fourth installment to 37 lakh farmers.
Bihar is at number five in the top 5 where a total of 62,83,843 farmers joined it and till date, 62.81 lakh farmers have been given the first installment, 59.78 lakh farmers have been given the second installment, 46.64 lakh farmers have been given the third installment and 31.26 lakh farmers have been given the fourth installment.
Source: Financial Express
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