Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the social media hashtag #12YearsOfKisanSamriddhi on Thursday to reaffirm the government’s commitment to farmers and to praise schemes that provide cash, credit and insurance.
- The government cites more than Rs 4.28 lakh crore paid to about 9.5 crore families under PM-KISAN and says nearly 26 crore Soil Health Cards have been issued through March of this year.
- Officials report the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana has paid roughly Rs 1.92 lakh crore in claims to about 23 crore farmers and that Kisan Credit Cards offer low-interest loans to cultivators, livestock rearers and fishermen.
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta endorsed the central message and announced a local rise in crop-loss compensation to Rs 75,000 per hectare while saying more central schemes will be extended to Delhi farmers.
- The administration framed these figures as part of a 12-year portfolio that also includes PM-KUSUM, irrigation and livestock programmes and credited the measures with higher foodgrain and rice output since 2013-14.