Consider the following statements: Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The Indian Government informed the Parliament that the number of beneficiaries under the flagship Direct Benefit transfer (DBT) scheme, PM-Kisan has fallen 14 percent to 9.21 crore in 2023-24 from 10.73 crore last year.
2. If the final number of beneficiaries is contained within 9.5 crore, the annual outgo could be around 57,000 crore at the current rate of disbursal of ₹6,000/year.
3. The government has allocated 60,000 crores under PM-Kisan for FY25.
4. The government has a proposal to increase the financial benefit to farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme to Rs 8,000-12,000 per year, including for women farmers.
1
Only 1, 2
2
Only 2, 3
3
Only 1, 2, 3
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Only 2, 4
5
All of the Above