The Madhya Pradesh authorities has directed district officers to establish and disqualify beneficiaries in instances the place each the husband and spouse from the identical household are availing advantages underneath the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, The Indian Categorical has learnt. This comes after a number of such instances have been reported from throughout the state.
On Might 21, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare issued an SOP to be adopted for obligatory motion in such instances.
On Might 19, the state’s Commissioner, Land Data, wrote a letter to all district collectors to crack down on instances of a number of beneficiaries from the identical household. The letter was written following video conferences on Might 9 and Might 16 by the Centre concerning the PM-KISAN scheme.
Underneath the scheme, eligible households are offered `6,000 per yr in three equal instalments. As per clause 3 of the PM-KISAN scheme tips, “A landholding farmer household is outlined as a household consisting of husband, spouse, and minor youngsters who personal cultivable land as per the land information of the involved State/UT.”
The Commissioner’s letter stated, “Through the aforementioned video conferences, it was highlighted that multiple member of the identical household (each husband and spouse) is availing the scheme advantages. It was directed that such instances be recognized and each members be marked ineligible on the PM-KISAN portal by Might 31, 2025.”
“This can permit for adjustment of the surplus quantity obtained and be certain that solely the rightful quantity is credited to at least one member of the household in future instalments,” the letter learn.
A authorities official stated district officers have been directed to organize a beneficiary listing, weed out those that don’t qualify underneath the scheme via bodily visits. “In instances the place each the husband and spouse are availing advantages, they need to be marked ineligible.”
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A senior official from Betul district instructed The Indian Categorical, “We have now recognized 13,000 such instances… there have been individuals from the identical household taking advantages of the scheme a number of occasions. That is an ongoing train… the accounts might be adjusted.”
Officers stated the train needs to be carried out earlier than the twentieth instalment of PM-KISAN funds attributable to be launched within the first week of June 2025.
The SOP issued by the Centre, a de-duplication train is to be carried out utilizing Aadhaar-linked KYC particulars of beneficiaries and PDS information. In instances with multiple beneficiary linked, the officers should filter the place the members are registered, and whether or not they’re associated.
As soon as the whole variety of instalments transferred to a pair of beneficiaries recognized as husband and spouse is adjusted in opposition to the cumulative entitlement, “the feminine beneficiary could also be reinstated, topic to eligibility”.
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“Their land possession particulars needs to be re-verified, utilizing the Farmer ID or related land paperwork,” the SOP stated.