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News: The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has made farmer ID mandatory for registering new beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN).
About Kisan Pehchan Patra
- It is a unique Aadhaar-linked digital identity that is dynamically connected to the state land records.
- It is also known as the Farmer ID.
- It will include key data such as demographic details, crops cultivated and land ownership information.
- The data collected through Farmer IDs will form the Farmers’ Registry. This data will benefit farmers by improving access to crop insurance, loans, and other government schemes.
- The initiative aims to improve productivity and sustainability of the farming sector by streamlining access to services, improving data accuracy and enabling targeted interventions.
