Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, 21 lakh farmers selected in Uttar Pradesh have been found ineligible in a probe, State Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said on September 7.
The amount given to those ineligible farmers so far under the scheme will be recovered from them, the minister added.
A total of 2.85 crore farmers were selected under the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme in the State, out of which 21 lakh beneficiaries have been found ineligible, Mr. Shahi told reporters.
