New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Farmer families holding to constitutional posts, former and present MPs or MLAs, income tax payers, serving or retired government employees and those with monthly pension of Rs10,000 or more will not be eligible for direct income support of Rs 6,000 per year under PM-KISAN scheme.
According to the Operational Guidelines of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), professionals such as doctors, engineers, lawyers, chartered accountants, and architects registered with professional bodies have been excluded from the scheme.
Former and present Mayors of municipal corporations, former and present chairpersons of district panchayats are also not eligible.
Among government employees, multi tasking staff/Class IV/Gr...