Over 11,000 Kanniyakumari farmers yet to get Unique Identification Number
Over 11,000 farmers in Kanniyakumari district have not yet uploaded the necessary information to obtain the Unique Identification Number required for agricultural assistance. The District Collector emphasized the importance of completing this process to access benefits from various government schemes. Efforts are being made to address farmers' concerns regarding fertilizer sales and irrigation channel restoration ahead of the monsoon season.
- ▪Over 11,000 farmers in Kanniyakumari district are yet to upload their information for the Unique Identification Number.
- ▪The Unique Identification Number is mandatory for availing agricultural assistance from the Central and State Governments.
- ▪Currently, 1,19,191 farmers are receiving ₹6,000 a year under the Prime Minister’s kisan honorarium scheme.
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Over 11,000 farmers of Kanniyakumari district are yet to upload the mandatory information for getting the Union Government’s Unique Identification Number, which is necessary for getting any agri-related assistances, District Collector R. Alagumeena has said.Addressing the farmers’ grievances redressal meeting held here on Wednesday, Ms. Alagumeena said farmers of the district had been advised to register their names and other allied information required for getting the Centre’s Unique Identification Number, which has been made mandatory for availing the welfare assistances being given to agriculturists by the Central and the State Governments.The farmers have to upload details about the extent of their holdings and the area of land they had taken on lease, Aadhaar number, mobile phone…
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