Centre appeals West Bengal government to join PM-Kisan scheme

New Delhi: The Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday asked the West Bengal government to join the ambitious central scheme, PM-Kisan, which completed one year of operation without the state on board.

Barring West Bengal, all other states and union territories are implementing the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) which has benefited 8.45 crore farmers so far in the country, against the target of 14 crore farmers.

The minister also launched PM-Kisan mobile App on completion of one year of the implementation of the scheme.