In the Interim budget, the government announced Direct Income Support of Rs 6,000 per year to 12.5 crore small and marginal farmers with land holding of up to 2 hectares under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN).
The government has made Aaadhar number optional for the first installment of Rs 2,000 under the scheme for period till March 2019. Reuters