Fifteen lakh farmers from Maharashtra are expected to benefit from the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan Scheme), in addition to 1.10-crore farmers, after the Narendra Modi-government widened the scope of the scheme in the first cabinet meeting held last week.
The reach of the scheme was increased by removing the land-holding cap of five acres.
Of the 1.50 crore farmers in Maharashtra, at least 1.25 crore farmers are eligible for the annual benefit of ₹6,000 in 
three instalments every four months, as income support to farmers.