The government's zeal to swiftly execute the farmer's direct income assistance plan, notwithstanding, the whole process is expected to be painstaking and complex. The first part of the income support of Rs 2,000 would have landed in the farmer's account by June. This means the first tranche of Rs 2,000 has to be deposited in farmers' accounts before March 31. To be sure, an income scheme for farmers announced by the Odisha government a few months back is still to take off. Like Odisha, there are several other states which have announced direct income benefit for farmers.

Source: dna February 08, 2019 00:00 UTC