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Agriculture PM-KISAN and Soil Health Card
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

2 years of PM Kisan

Samman Nidhi

and 6 years of Soil

Health Card

FARMERS GAIN NEW TRUST,

BECOME SELF-RELIANT

Government schemes are taking care of the interests of farmers who were
neglected and deprived for decades. More than Rs 1,13,000 Crore have been
transferred to the farmers’ account under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme,
the world’s largest direct cash transfer scheme, launched two years ago. While
the Soil Health Card scheme launched 6 years ago is helping to
increase the agricultural production and income of farmers

n February 19, 2015, Soil Health
Card scheme was launched from
OSriganganagar district in Rajasthan. Samman Nidhi fund is deposited
This is not only helping to increase farmers’ directly into the farmers’ bank
agricultural productivity but is also helping accounts. No commission, no
to augment their income. The Government cut, no rigging. It is reaching
took another similar decision on February 24, farmers directly. The goal of this
2019, and launched Kisan Samman Nidhi from scheme is being achieved. This
Uttar Pradesh for all farmers in the country. Its scheme has been successful
objective was to take care of farmers’ expenses in reaching out to the family of
related to agriculture and allied activities every farmer and that too in a
through four-monthly instalments of Rs 2,000 timely manner
credited directly into their bank accounts.
On one hand, Soil Health Card scheme
is giving positive results in improving soil Prime Minister Narendra Modi
productivity by judicious application of nutrients

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