Agri. division introduces Mon to farmers’ pension scheme

Dimapur, Sep. 17 (EMN): The department of Agriculture in Mon has inaugurated a pension scheme on September 17 for the district, in Mon.

The government publicity agency the department of Information and Public Relations (IPR) gave updates on Tuesday informing about the programme.

District Agriculture Officer Nungsangkaba, no surname given in the IPR report, explained in brief the objectives of the PM-KMDY, which is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme for farmers.

“For the scheme, the entry age group is 18 to 40 years. There is a felt need to create a social security net for the farming community as old age may result in loss of livelihood for the farmers, he added. Community Service Centres manager and her team were present in the programme,” the IPR stated.

Operational guidelines printed in the local dialect Konyak were distributed to the participants during the event. Farmers from 38 villages in Mon district attended the programme, the IPR stated.

The PM-KMY is a central sector scheme administrated by the department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare, ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare in partnership with Life Insurance Corporation of India, the IPR stated.

The scheme provides for an assured monthly pension of INR 3000 to all landholding small and marginal farmers, on attaining the age of 60 years, the IPR stated.