Stop release of funds to W.B. under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, State BJP chief urges Modi

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Centre not to release any funds under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi with out correct checking and verification of information accepted by the State.

“The beneficiary list verified by the State Government needs thorough checking &verification at the level of Union Government so that any genuine beneficiary is not excluded from the benefits. Without proper checking & verification of the data of the beneficiaries as approved by the State on the part of Union Government, no further allotment should be released in the scheme,” Mr. Ghosh stated in a letter addressed to the Prime Minister earlier this week.

Earlier this month, about seven lakh farmers acquired one instalment (₹2,000) as advantages under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi for the primary time because the launch of the scheme in three years. During the run-up to the State Assembly polls, senior BJP leaders, together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had promised ₹18,000 (all pending instalments for 3 years) under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi to about 70 lakh farmers within the State.

Mr. Ghosh identified that that West Bengal was predominantly an agrarian State with 69 lakh farmers eligible for PM Kisan advantages, however 96% of these farmers fell under the small and marginal classes, a lot worse than the nationwide common of 86.2% in accordance to the tenth Agriculture Census of 2015-16.

“Out of total eligible farmers, nearly 23 lakh farmers got themselves registered on PM Kisan portal and of which about 7 lakh beneficiaries only got the benefit of the scheme for the present,” he added.

The BJP chief has urged that the overall checklist of beneficiaries of West Bengal needs to be revealed within the PM Kisan portal and within the workplace of District Magistrates, Blocks and Panchayats for residents so that individuals within the villages know the enlisted beneficiaries and make claims and objections in opposition to any fraud beneficiary throughout the prescribed time interval.

The BJP chief, within the communication, has additionally alleged that the Trinamool Congress authorities has perpetuated “syndicate raj” in all spheres of life in West Bengal the place no work will get performed with out frequent folks having to pay “cut money” in return for together with them within the beneficiary lists of all the federal government schemes.

“We apprehend that the names of genuine beneficiaries might be found missing from the verified list made ready for payment by the state govt for the present scheme,” Mr. Ghosh has written within the letter.

Long tussle

For virtually three years, there was a tussle between the State authorities and the Centre over PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. The Trinamool Congress authorities maintained that its scheme of offering money switch to farmers ‘Krishak Bandhu’ was extra inclusive.

In an open letter dated May 13, a day earlier than advantages under the PM Kisan have been transferred to accounts of seven lakh farmers, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Centre of delaying the disbursal of the scheme and stated the Trinamool Congress had first began ‘Krishak Bandhu’ scheme in 2018, which was a “model for the entire country”.

“You all were supposed to get ₹18,000 but have received a very small amount. Even this sum would not have been transferred had we not fought for it. We will continue this fight till you get the entire allocation,” Ms. Banerjee stated in her letter addressed to folks of the State.