Which of the following statements about the PM-KISAN scheme is/are correct? 1. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme where funding is shared equally between the Centre and the States. 2. The financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year is restricted exclusively to small and marginal farmers.

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Accepted Answer

D. Neither 1 nor 2 — Statement 1 is incorrect because PM-KISAN is a Central Sector Scheme with 100 percent funding from the Government of India. Statement 2 is incorrect because the scheme was expanded to cover all land-holding farmer families irrespective of their landholding size.

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