Rs 6,000 Direct Cash Transfer For Small Farmers: Minister Piyush Goyal

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Nidhi" programme would provide direct income support for small farmers, in one of its widely anticipated announcements ahead of the national
election, due by May."The government has made a historic plan called the PM Kishan programme
Those small farmers who have less than two acres will get a support of Rs 6,000," said Piyush Goyal while delievering the Budget speech in
Parliament."It will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of farmers in three instalments of Rs 2,000."He announced an allocation of
Rs 75,000 crore for the scheme.