CSCs to enrol 3 crore farmers for PMKMY by August 15

NEW DELHI: With an aim to dispense pensions of the eligible farmers easily under the government subsidy scheme, digital kiosks or the common service centres under the ministry of electronics and IT have set a target of enrolling 3 crore small and marginal farmers by August 15.

The pension is dispensed under the scheme “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY) which was announced in the Budget 2019-20 and launched by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday.

“I have asked all village level entrepreneurs (VLEs) who run over 3-lakh CSCs across India to register at least 100 small and marginal farmers by Independence Day (August 15, 2019)…All our CSCs will remain open on Independence Day also to complete the target of registering at least 3 crore farmers by Independence Day,” said CSC CEO Dr Dinesh Tyagi.


Under the PM-KMY a monthly pension of Rs.3,000 will be provided to eligible farmers on attaining the age of 60 to farmers holding up to 2 lakh hectare farm land. The scheme is being implemented across the country, including Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Tyagi said any eligible farmer can enrol in the scheme by visiting his nearest CSC along with his Aadhaar number and bank passbook or account details.