Direct Transfer of Fertiliser Subsidy to Farmers Home

Government said it has proposal to transfer fertiliser subsidy directly into accounts of farmer and towards this project they doing planning for proper execution of this project.
A major challenge in executing this scheme lies in identification of beneficiary farmers. As in many states the land records are not accurate and updated, an official statement said.

For preparing a plan and phased approach for this project The Department of Fertilizers select districts to capture the details and identity proof of farmers like aadhaar number and land details, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said.
Regarding this all information would be collected at retail fertiliser stores in order to build a comprehensive database of beneficiary farmers over a period of time.

Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/