NEW DELHI: The Union government has made February 1 the cut-off date for the determination of ownership of land under the newly-announced PM KISAN scheme and any changes thereafter will not be considered for eligibility of the benefit to the new land-holder for next five years.
However, the scheme benefit will be allowed on transfer of ownership of cultivable land on account of succession, as per the letter sent by Agriculture Secretary to the states. In the Interim budget, the government announced Direct Income Support of Rs 6,000 per year to farmers with land holding of up to 2 hectares under the PM KISAN scheme.
