PM-KISAN Scheme

 PM-KISAN Scheme

The Prime Minister congratulated farmers on the completion of six years of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme.

About the PM-KISAN Scheme

• Ministry: Launched in 2019 by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
• Objective: To support the financial needs of eligible landholding farmers' families for purchasing essential agricultural inputs.
• Benefits: Provides Rs. 6,000 annually to small and marginal farmers in three equal installments of Rs. 2,000, through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
• Beneficiaries: All landholding farmer families, excluding institutional landholders and higher-income taxpayers.
• Funding: A central sector scheme fully funded by the Government of India.

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Kaziranga National Park
India’s External Affairs Minister, along with heads of missions from 61 countries, recently visited Kaziranga National Park.

About Kaziranga National Park (KNP)

• Location: Situated between the Brahmaputra River and the Karbi (Mikir) Hills in Assam, India.
• Status: It is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, Important Bird Area (IBA), and a UNESCO World Heritage Site (designated in 1985).
• Famous For: Hosting the largest population of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros, with 2,613 individuals as per the 2022 census.
• Biodiversity: Home to the "Big Four" – tigers, elephants, swamp deer, and wild buffalo.
• Migratory Birds: An important location for migratory birds, as it lies at the junction of the Australasia and Indo-Asian flyways.

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