The Karnataka government has credited a subsidy amounting to Rs 671 crores to the bank accounts of farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme whereby a farmer’s identity is verified through his Aadhaar number.
The subsidy amount was distributed to around 1o lakh farmers whose kharif crop was devastated due to the severe drought in this fiscal.
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“In addition to Rs 450 crore from the central government, the state government released Rs 221 crore as compensation to farmers for the loss of the kharif crop in 2016-17 due to drought,” said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
