Payment From Centre Directly Reaching Farmers’ Accounts Now: Agriculture Minister

New Delhi:

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar immediately stated that ayment from the federal government was immediately reaching farmers’ accounts.

“Digital funds have helped to extend transparency and farmers are being benefited,” he added. “Now we have develop into the biggest exporter of sugar on this planet.”

Whereas talking at a convention in New Delhi on Thursday, he stated, “Beneath Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s One Nation-One Ration Card scheme, there are machines put in in 5 lakh honest value outlets throughout the nation. From this enormous community of fair-price outlets, the widespread individuals are getting their rations. Due to this, the bogus playing cards have been additionally eradicated.”

The Minister stated when an individual makes use of a ration card in Delhi, she or he can nonetheless use this specific card in Ahmedabad when s/he relocates there to work. He additionally added that if a ration store is shut or rations aren’t accessible in that individual ration store, a beneficiary has the benefit of going to a different ration store to say that ration.

The Minister stated all these applied sciences and logistics have made it doable for the widespread individuals and with these, the widespread individuals can entry authorities advantages and schemes. He additionally stated it had made it doable for the poor, although every thing was shut throughout the Covid pandemic.

“Eighty crore individuals might get free 5 kg foodgrain and the federal government used about Rs 3,90,000 crore to fund this,” the Minister stated, including that, “Beneath this ministry, the federal government has additionally managed to lift MSP (minimal assist value) of the kharif season.”

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