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  • Dec 06, 2023
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Face Recognition & Aadhaar in PM-Kisan scheme

News:

  • To guarantee transparency in the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme (PM-Kisan), the government has implemented face recognition and Aadhaar identification based eKYC of farmers.
  • Reason for such implementation: Numerous fraudulent applications have been made in order to obtain funds under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi program and a new eKYC was launched in order to guarantee good governance and transparency in direct benefit transfers to farmers.
  • Under the PM-KISAN program, the Indian government has given more than 11 crore farmers payments totaling over 2.60 lakh crore rupees.
PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme:

●  It was introduced on February 24, 2019, to help land-holding farmers with their financial needs.

●  The financial benefit of Rs 6000/- per year in three equal installments, every four month is transferred into the bank accounts of farmers’ families across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.

●  The scheme was initially meant for Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs) having landholding upto 2 hectares but scope of the scheme was extended to cover all landholding farmers.