The launch of the PM-KISAN scheme on Sunday for farmers was done at two separate places: one by the state government and the other one by Union Minister KJ Alphons.
The launch of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme in Kerala on Sunday became embroiled in controversy as it was done at two separate places: one by the state government and the other one by Union Minister KJ Alphons.
PM-KISAN, announced by Union Minister Piyush Goyal during the Interim Budget, is a scheme in which 120 million small and marginal farmers who have less than two hectares (4.9 acres) of landholding will get up to Rs 6,000 per year as minimum income support in three instalments.
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