Patna, Feb. 23 -- Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deposit more than Rs 22,700 crore of Kisan Samman Nidhi into the accounts of over nine crore farmers across the country on February 24 from Bihar's Darbhanga.

Speaking to the media at Patna Airport, Chouhan said, "Tomorrow, the Prime Minister will visit Bihar and deposit more than Rs 22,700 crore of Kisan Samman Nidhi funds into the accounts of nine crore 80 lakh farmers across the country with a single click. The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi is a boon for small farmers."

He also mentioned that he would discuss the establishment of the Makhana Board, which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the recent Union Bud...