On February 24, during a public rally at the Fertiliser Ground at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, as the Prime Minister Narendra Modi pressed the digital button it was claimed that the first installment of ₹2,000 was credited in the accounts of 1.1 crore farmers under the Prime Minister's Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.

But now reports are emerging from all over the state that the credited ₹2,000 was being debited back from the accounts of farmers. The momentary happiness has turned out to be another jumla by the government. Farmers who have been registering their complaints with the bank have been told that neither was any money sent nor has it been withdrawn.

It was claimed that most farmers from the state have benefited from the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.

But, that’s not all. There are reports of corruption emerging from most of these districts. In Gonda, the District Magistrate had to take action against dozens of book keepers after complaints that they were demanding ₹500 from the farmers. The record keepers were allegedly stating that since the farmers were getting ₹2,000 for free, they should not have a problem paying ₹500 to a record keeper.

In Jaunpur district, the first installment ₹2,000 was deposited in the account of nearly 60,000 farmers through DBT, but the money was deducted from the accounts of several farmers on February 24 itself, while from a few other accounts, it was deducted only after 24 hours.