Under this scheme, farmers will get a minimum pension of Rs 3000 per month after crossing the age of 60 years. If the farmer dies, the spouse of the farmer will be entitled to receive 50% of the pension as family pension.
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Government of India PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, Kisan Samridhi Kendra, for the welfare of farmers Kisan credit card And the Prime Minister is running many schemes including the Agricultural Irrigation Scheme. Under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, farmers get Rs 6000 every year in three equal installments of Rs 2000 each. Whereas, under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana Central government Pension scheme is being run to help the farmers during their old age. You can take advantage of this if you want.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana or PMKMY is a government scheme implemented for small and marginal farmers (SMF). Through this scheme, the government wants to provide social and economic security to small farmers in their old age. Farmers in the age group of 18 to 40 years can take advantage of this scheme. The special thing is that only small and marginal farmers with cultivable land up to 2 hectares are eligible for this pension scheme. If their names appear in the land records of the States/UTs, they will be deprived of its benefits.
Under this scheme, farmers will get a minimum pension of Rs 3000 per month after crossing the age of 60 years. If the farmer dies, the spouse of the farmer will be entitled to receive 50% of the pension as family pension. Family pension is applicable only for spouse and children are not eligible as beneficiaries of the scheme.
So many farmers have opted for Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana
Applicants between the age of 18 to 40 years will have to make a monthly contribution between Rs 55 to Rs 200 per month till the age of 60 years. At the same time, on attaining the age of 60, the applicant will be eligible for the pension amount. After this, a fixed pension amount will continue to be deposited in his pension account every month. Under this scheme, the government makes a matching contribution. Therefore, if a farmer is depositing Rs.100 per month, then the government will also deposit Rs.100 per month in the pension fund. So far, more than two crore 1925369 farmers have opted for Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana.
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