PM-AASHA is a new umbrella scheme aimed at ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce. The three components that are part of AASHA are: Price Support Scheme Price Deficiency Payment Scheme Pilot of Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme The other existing schemes of Department of Food and Public Distribution for procurement of paddy, … Read more
It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to supplement farm income with the development of complete value chain of bamboo sector and link growers with markets Its Objectives are, To increase the area under bamboo plantation in non-forest Government and private lands. To improve post-harvest management through establishment of innovative primary processing units and market infrastructure. … Read more
It is a new central sector and pension scheme for only small and marginal farmers who own less than 2 hectares of land. (While PM-KISAN is for all farmers) Under this Scheme, a minimum fixed pension of Rs.3, 000/- is provided to the eligible small and marginal farmers, on attaining the age of 60 years. … Read more
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is a central sector scheme that guarantees direct income support of Rs 6,000 for farmers. Eligibility – It will be given per year to all landholder farmers‘ families in the country except, All Institutional Land holders. Farmer families in which one or more of its members belong to following … Read more
