Uttarakhand state government is inviting online applications for Kisan Pension Yojana. Under this Kisan Pension Scheme, the state govt. will provide Rs. 12,000 per annum (Rs. 1,000 p.m) to farmers.
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Key-Points
This pension scheme will provide financial assistance to farmers amid nationwide COVID-19 lockdown upto 17 May 2020.
This aid will enable farmers to stay safe at their home and prevent spread and transmission of global pandemic Coronavirus.
In the entire lockdown, farmers are facing a lot of hurdles in farming and in their day to day life along with their livelihood.
The govt. has been releasing different relief measures for farmers, daily wage earners and workers amid crisis period to lessen their pain through different schemes.
The state govt. of Uttarakhand has advised farmers to avail all the benefits of Kisan Pension Yojana to beat the ongoing corona crisis.
Moreover, the state government has been making different efforts to empower the farmers in every way.
