Alibag, Sep 12 (PTI) The details of 1.74 lakh farmers of Raigad district in Maharashtra have been uploaded for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, a Central government scheme to supplement the financial needs of cultivators through the direct benefit transfer (DBT) mechanism, an official said on Monday.

Also Read | Amazon Cuts Down Selling Fee by 50% for New Vendors Ahead of Festive Season Sale.

The work was done under the supervision of Collector Mahendra Kalyankar, Zilla Parishad chief executive officer Kiran Patil and a team from the district agriculture department, he said.

Also Read | Blaupunkt Launches 3 Affordable QLED TVs in India, Check Price & Other Details Here.

"Up to September 9, the details of 1.74 lakh farmers have been uploaded for the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. Of these, 1.36 lakh farmers have Aadhaar cards, while a total of 1.49 thousand documents have been gathered," the official said.

Under the scheme, farmers get Rs 6,000 in their bank accounts in three equal instalments.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)