RAS question
How many farmers benefited from the 4th installment of Rajasthan CM Kisan Samman Nidhi?
Correct answer: (C) 72 lakh.
The fourth instalment of Rajasthan CM Kisan Samman Nidhi benefited 72 lakh registered farmers through a DBT transfer of Rs 717.96 crore.
Explanation
The answer is 72 lakh because the reported fourth instalment under Rajasthan CM Kisan Samman Nidhi was not a token or district-level release; it was a state-wide DBT transfer to registered farmers. The precise amount was Rs 717.96 crore, while The Times of India rounds it to Rs 718 crore and states that about 72 lakh farmers received the fourth instalment. That makes option C the only figure that matches both the scheme instalment and the beneficiary count. The key exam point is to connect the scheme name, the instalment number and the DBT mechanism with the beneficiary scale, rather than guessing from nearby round numbers.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 50 lakh understates the beneficiary count; the fourth instalment is placed at about 72 lakh farmers.
- (B) 62 lakh is closer to the actual scale but still does not match the reported count for the fourth instalment.
- (D) 85 lakh overstates the beneficiary count and is not supported by the reported fourth-instalment figures.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan economy and welfare-scheme tracking: aspirants must remember beneficiary counts, transfer amounts and delivery mode for major state schemes. Such questions recur in RAS because current state schemes are often tested through concrete implementation figures, not only scheme names.