New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release over Rs 18,880 crore directly into the accounts of more than 9.44 lakh farmers across the country as the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Saturday, at a function to be held at Tarakeswar in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. There are over 2.18 crore women farmers among the beneficiaries of the 23rd instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme. With the release of the fresh instalment, the total disbursement under the scheme will exceed Rs 4.46 lakh crore, since its inception on February 24, 2019, the statement said. People & SocietyThe event will be organised by the Union Ministry of Agriculture, with the support of the Government of West Bengal.An amount exceeding Rs 907.21 crore will be transferred to over 45.35 lakh beneficiaries in West Bengal in the 23rd instalment, taking the cumulative disbursement under the scheme in the state to over Rs 15,055 crore since the launch of the scheme in 2019.On the occasion, to enhance awareness about the Central and State Government schemes, special events will be organised at the state, district, block and gram panchayat levels, with the support of KVKs and local agriculture offices, celebrating the day of the release as “PM-KISAN Utsav Diwas.”
PM Modi to release Rs 18,880 crore to 9.44 crore farmers under PM-KISAN scheme
