(a) whether it is a fact that the Government had called a high-level meeting of the State Agriculture Ministers to discuss the PM-Kisan scheme, pension scheme to farmers etc.; and
(b) if so, the details of the discussion took place and the outcome thereof?
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a) & (b): A meeting of Agriculture Ministers of all States/UTs had been held on the 13th June, 2019 under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, through Video Conferencing, to discuss (i) the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-Kisan), (ii) Pension Scheme for Small and Marginal Farmers and (iii) Kisan Credit Cards (KCC). The States/UTs were urged to expedite the process of enrollment of all eligible farmers’ families under the PM-Kisan Scheme in a time-bound manner. They were further informed about the rolling out of the pension scheme for farmers and requested to create awareness therefor. They were also requested to organise village-wise campaign for increased coverage of KCC Scheme.
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