Maha farmers to get Rs 6,000 annually under Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Yojana

Maharashtra government rolled out a new financial scheme under which more than one crore farmers in the state will be paid Rs 6,000 annually. The scheme, Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Yojana, was approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde here. 

Shinde said the amount was in addition to Rs 6,000 paid to farmers in instalments per year by the Centre under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. More than one crore cultivators will benefit from the state government's scheme, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said. Fadnavis, who is also the state's finance minister, had announced the scheme in the 2023-24 budget which he presented in the Assembly in March.

Mumbai | Today, decisions have been taken for the farmers in the cabinet meeting. Central Government had decided to give Rs 6,000 annually to farmers, and the same decision has been taken by the state in which Rs 6,000 will be given to farmers from the state: Maharashtra Chief… pic.twitter.com/E6z1ikHrIs

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