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PM-KISAN: Aadhaar must for second installment
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- Farmers who wish to avail themselves of benefits under PM-KISAN must have Aadhaar identification to get the money from the second installment, which would be paid by July 2019.
About
- Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal have to roll out guidelines for the States, which would have to do a work in actual implementation of the scheme.
- States have been told to prepare a database of beneficiaries including SC/STs bank account, mobile and Aadhaar details.
- For transfer of the first installment, Aadhaar number shall be collected wherever available.
- An alternate list of identification documents has also been provided, as options.
- However, for transfer of subsequent instalments, Aadhaar number shall have to be compulsorily captured.
- States have also been told to update their land records, as that would serve as the basis for determination of landholding for beneficiaries.
- Difficulty in the northeastern States, as land ownership rights in the region are community-based, making it difficult to identify beneficiaries.
- An alternate implementation mechanism would be developed by the State governments, Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and Land Resources ministry and Agriculture ministry.
Source
The Hindu