Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
Type of projectGovernmental
CountryIndia
MinistryMinistry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Key peopleVivek Aggarwal (IAS)
Established1 February 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-01)
Budget₹75,000 crore (equivalent to ₹930 billion or US$11 billion in 2023)
Websitepmkisan.gov.in

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKISAN, translation: Prime Minister's Farmer's Tribute Fund) is an initiative by the government of India that give farmers up to ₹6,000 (US$72) per year as minimum income support. The initiative was announced by Piyush Goyal during the 2019 Interim Union Budget of India on 1 February 2019.[1][2][3][4] The scheme has cost ₹75,000 crore (equivalent to ₹930 billion or US$11 billion in 2023) per annum and came into effect December 2018.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "12 Crore farmers to get benefit". NewsX. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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  5. ^ "Goyal announces". dailyexcelsior.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ^ Pularo, John. "PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana". Retrieved 22 August 2023.