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PM may launch farm pension scheme next month, enrolment to start from Aug 1

Just as in the case of PM-KISAN, the pension scheme will be officially rolled out only after a requisite number of beneficiaries are enrolled

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PM Narendra Modi | Photo: ANI

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 27 2019 | 10:24 PM IST

Enrolment for the much-talked-about pension scheme for farmers, called the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Mandhan Yojana, will begin from August 1 to enable a soft launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later in the same month.

According to senior officials, Modi is expected to formally announce the scheme in his Independence Day speech or at a special function later in August. But before this, a critical mass of registrations numbering 4-5 million is expected to be added to the pension scheme.

Just as in the case of PM-KISAN, the pension scheme will be officially rolled out only after a requisite number of beneficiaries

Topics : Farmers income pension schemes PM-KISAN PM-KISAN scheme PM Kisan Yojana

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