If the West Bengal government doesn’t want to implement PM Kisan Yojana, the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) flagship scheme to tackle the agrarian crisis — it promises ~6,000 a year to farmers in three instalments — then it should consider returning all Central funds, Union minister for agriculture and rural development Narendra Singh Tomar said on Friday.
In an interview with Hindustan Times, Tomar talked about working with states to address issues in the agrarian economy and was critical of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to implement the flagship scheme of the government.