Farmers told to join PM Kisan scheme

Coimbatore: The agriculture department wants more farmers to register for the PM Kisan scheme.
As many as 65,639 farmers in the district are beneficiaries of the scheme. They receive Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments.
The department has identified 3,400 farmers who had registered for the scheme but are yet to receive money in their account, deputy director of agriculture Tom P Silus said. “The main reason they are not receiving the money is because of misspelt names and wrong address on Aadhaar card that did not match with the bank account. Such people should bring their Aadhaar card and bank passbooks, so that we can make corrections,” he said.
Such farmers should approach the block agriculture officer to make the corrections, the official said.
New farmers can also register for the scheme through self-registration method and wait for field officers to verify their documents. Those who have a minimum of 25 cents can register. For more information, farmers in Anamalai should call 9442447948, Annur 9486320064, Karamadai 9751016200, Kinathukidavu 9443349728, Madukkarai 8754101966, Periyanaickenpalauam 9442556138, Pollachi North 7010665166, Pollachi south 9442447948, S S KUlam 9442556138, Sulthanpet and Sulur 9865678453 and Thondamuthur 9894042204.