PM Kisan Scheme credit given to ineligible farmers amounts to Rs 110 crore; govt hopes to recover amount

In a recently unearthed misuse of a central government scheme, Rs.110 crore was fraudulently credited to over 5.5 lakh ineligible farmers spared across 13 districts of Tamil Nadu, over the last couple of months. Agriculture Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi said that the state government has recovered up to Rs32 crore so far, adding...