Patna, Aug. 2 -- Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that the welfare of farmers is a top priority of the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing the gathering of farmers, officials and dignitaries in Patna, Agriculture Minister Chouhan said that with the help of the Direct Benefit Transfer scheme, the government is ensuring that the assistance reaches directly into the accounts of the farmers.

"Earlier, farmers used to get only a few pennies of Re 1 sent by the government, but now they receive the whole amount without any leakage," the Agriculture Minister said here.

The Union Minister reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resolve to make farming...