<span style="color: #222222;">The Centre has transferred the first instalment of two thousand rupees each to over two crore farmers so far under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme. <br />''<br />''Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh told media in New Delhi today that many states are seriously showing interest to implement the scheme and are sending data on eligible farmers. He said over two crore farmers have benefited so far. <br />''<br />''Mr. Singh said, some states like West Bengal are not keen to roll out the scheme because it is not providing the data. The Minister urged these states to keep politics aside, else the electorate will teach them a lesson. <br />''<br />''In the Interim Budget 2019-20, the central government had announced the PM-Kisan scheme under which 6,000 rupees per year will be given in three instalments to 12 crore small and marginal farmers. The government had promised to give the first instalment of 2,000 rupees by March.<br />'' <br />''Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially launched the scheme in Uttar Pradesh by transferring the first tranche amount to over one crore farmers.</span>