Chandigarh, Nov. 20 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday urged farmers to move beyond traditional farming and embrace farm-to-fork models while focusing on diversifying crops even as over Rs.316 crore were directly transferred to the bank accounts of 15.82 lakh farmers of the state under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana.

Under the PM-KISAN Yojana, farmers receive financial assistance of Rs.6,000 per year.

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday released the 21st instalment of the PM-KISAN Yojana from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, a state-level function was organised in Palwal district where chief minister Saini was the chief guest. Similar programmes were held across all districts which were atten...