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    Skew Towards PM Kisan

    The shift might be aimed at boosting farmers' income but there is no extra outgo for two crore additional beneficiaries
    by Joe C Mathew Jul 08, 2019 3 minutes

    After its return to power with a thumping majority, the first major task of the Narendra Modi government was to fulfil the ruling BJP's poll promise to make the PM KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) plan more inclusive. It initially provided annual income support of Rs 6,000 to 12.5 crore small and marginal farmers who own up to two hectares of land but was extended to all farmers irrespective of the size of their landholding. Consequently, two crore beneficiaries were

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