Agartala, April 23 -- A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has revealed serious lapses in the implementation of the PM-KISAN scheme in Tripura for the financial year 2022-23, highlighting that thousands of ineligible individuals received funds meant for poor and marginal farmers.

The audit identified 2,911 ineligible beneficiaries, with 2,763 of them receiving payments amounting to Rs 4.18 crore.

These included individuals who were untraceable, lacked land ownership, were non-residents, or were serving/retired government employees, all disqualified under the scheme's rules.

Shockingly, Rs 4.44 lakh was disbursed to 173 beneficiaries even after their ineligibility had been flagged.

A total of Rs 3.60 lakh was ...