Himachal Pradesh excels among hilly areas in execution of PM-KISAN scheme

Himachal Pradesh Polity and Governance

19-Feb-21

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Himachal Pradesh has topped among hilly and North-East (NE) states in the effective implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-Kisan scheme), which completed two years on February 24.
The state has topped in physical verification and grievance redressal parameters with 75 % and 56 % achievement, respectively, among NE and hilly states nationally
Parameters like the correction of date, redressal of farmers’ grievances, timely physical verification etc. have been taken into account for measuring the implementation
Three districts of Himachal have excelled in various categories. Lahaul and Spiti topped in Aadhaar authentication and the number of farmers paid among NE and hilly areas
Kangra district topped in physical verification of farmers in the same category
Sirmaur district has secured the second place in grievance redressal of farmers. Nainital district of Uttarakhand has secured the top slot in this category. The centrally sponsored scheme provides Rs 6,000 per annum to farmers for meeting the expenditure related to agriculture and allied activities. An eligible beneficiary receives the sum after his Aadhaar Card validation. A help desk/grievance redressal module was created under the farmers’ corner in the scheme’s portal last year where farmers could register their complaints pertaining to this scheme. As many as 97 complaints have been registered by the farmers on this portal in the last one year and all of them have been resolved.