The Centre has given one month extension, till September 30, to Punjab to complete the verification process of the state’s farmers through e-KYC under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PMKSNY). The extension was given after Punjab Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Wednesday raised the matter with the Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar regarding the scheme while participating in a video-conference meeting. Dhaliwal said that 44 percent of farmers in the State have been verified through e-KYC to avail benefit of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Yojana. “There is a slight delay in verification of farmers through e-KYC, for which I appealed to the Union Agriculture Minister to give one month's extension. On this, the Union Minister has asked the states to complete this work by September 30,” said the Minister.