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PM Releases 8th Installment Worth Over Rs 20,000 Cr (200 Billion) To 9.5 Cr (95 Million) Farmers Under PM-KISAN (The Tribune)
by Seva Lamberdar Fri May 14, 2021 5:56 am
New Delhi (May 14, 2021)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released the eighth instalment of over Rs 20,000 crore (Rs. 200 billion or U.S.$ 2.73 billion) to more than 9.5 crore (95 million) farmer beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Friday via video-conferencing.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, who was present on the occasion, said West Bengal has joined the scheme with more than 7 lakh (700,000) farmers of the state getting the benefit today.
Under the PM-KISAN scheme, the government is providing Rs 6,000 in three equal instalments to 14 crore farmers annually. The amount is directly transferred into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries through direct benefit transfer (DBT) mode.
An amount of over Rs 1.15 lakh crore has been transferred to farmer beneficiaries so far under the PM-KISAN scheme, launched on February 24, 2019.
PM Modi will also interact with five farmers from states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir and Andaman and Nicobar on the occasion. PTI
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/pm-releases-8th-installment-worth-over-rs-20-000-cr-to-9-5-cr-farmers-under-pm-kisan-252787
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released the eighth instalment of over Rs 20,000 crore (Rs. 200 billion or U.S.$ 2.73 billion) to more than 9.5 crore (95 million) farmer beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Friday via video-conferencing.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, who was present on the occasion, said West Bengal has joined the scheme with more than 7 lakh (700,000) farmers of the state getting the benefit today.
Under the PM-KISAN scheme, the government is providing Rs 6,000 in three equal instalments to 14 crore farmers annually. The amount is directly transferred into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries through direct benefit transfer (DBT) mode.
An amount of over Rs 1.15 lakh crore has been transferred to farmer beneficiaries so far under the PM-KISAN scheme, launched on February 24, 2019.
PM Modi will also interact with five farmers from states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir and Andaman and Nicobar on the occasion. PTI
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/pm-releases-8th-installment-worth-over-rs-20-000-cr-to-9-5-cr-farmers-under-pm-kisan-252787
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