Current Affairs Question - 20 May 2020
National Programmes & Schemes
Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana
Recently, which of the following state has decided to implement Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana?
A |
Madhya Pradesh
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B |
Andhra Pradesh
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C |
Chhattisgarh
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D |
Punjab
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Your Ans is
Right ans is C
Explanation :
- The Chhattisgarh government will launch a scheme to ensure “minimum income availability” to farmers of the state through direct bank transfer on the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi 21st May, 2020.
- Under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, based on registered area and area under cultivation during Kharif crop season 2019, Rs 10,000 per acre will be deposited in the bank accounts of farmers as agriculture assistance grant for sowing crops such as paddy, maize and sugarcane.
- According to the government, at least 19 lakh farmers will benefit from the scheme, for which the state government had allocated Rs 5,756 crore in the budget 2020-21.
- The money will be given to the farmers in four instalments.
- The scheme intends to provide stimulus to the rural economy of the state which is going through a slum due to the lockdown.
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