Karnataka govt transfers Rs 2,000 to account of one lakh farmers
Bengaluru, Aug 14: The Karnataka government on Wednesday transferred Rs 2,000 to each of the bank account of one lakh farmers as part of its announcement to provide additional financial assistance from the state to the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme.
The scheme of the government of India was aimed at providing financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year to eligible farmer families in three installments.
As soon as assuming charge as the Chief Minister, B S Yediyurappa had announced that the state government would provide Rs 4,000 to every farmer covered under PM-Kisan scheme, in two installments, in addition to the Rs 6,000 by the central government.
On Wednesday, the first installment of Rs 2,000 of the state's incentive was remitted to each of the one lakh farmers' bank accounts via aadhaar-based direct benefit transfer (DBT).
"All the other eligible farmers under the scheme will be getting the first installment amount (Rs 2000) in the coming days," Yediyurappa said, addingthat the next installment would be paid soon.
The Chief Minister claimed that no other state government in the country has taken a decision to give farmers additional benefits on its own under the PM-Kisan scheme.
"ours is a pro-farmer government," he added.
Details of the total of 44.93 lakh farmers from Karnataka have been sent to government of India to receive the financial benefit under the PM-Kisan scheme.
Of them, the Centre has approved 34.28 lakh farmers for giving financial benefit.
Karnataka government has earmarked Rs 2,200 crore for paying each farmer Rs 4,000 per year as additional financial assistance under the PM-KISAN scheme.
The state government has developed a web portalfruitspmk.karnataka.gov.in for maintenance of farmers' database.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
