Which of the following states is going merge the State's Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (Kalia) scheme with the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) yojana due to financial constraint?

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Who: Odisha's famed 'Kalia' scheme
What: to be merged with Centre's PM-KISAN
When: published on 5th December 2019

The Odisha government has decided to merge its flagship scheme to provide assistance to farmers with the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) yojana, apparently due to financial constraint, a state minister said on Thursday.

Though agriculture and farmer empowerment minister Arun Kumar Sahoo did not reveal the details about the merger of the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (Kalia) scheme with the Centre's programme, sources said the state government has taken a decision to change the guidelines for providing aid to farmers.

Talks are on with the Union government on the modalities, they said.

"We have decided to merge our 'Kalia' scheme with the 'PM-Kisan' yojana," Sahoo told reporters at the Lok Seva Bhawan here, following media speculation about the merger of the state's scheme, touted to be a "game changer" in the general elections held during April-May this year.

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