New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the next tranche of PM Kisan, a cash-transfer programme for farmers, on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, handing out nearly Rs.18,000 crore to 90 million beneficiaries, agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday. Modi, who will make a day's trip to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, will launch the South India Natural Farming Summit 2025 in Coimbatore, from where he will digitally transfer the cash, an official statement said. Modi is slated to first arrive in Andhra Pradesh, where he will take part in the centenary celebrations at the shrine of spiritual guru Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi. In Coimbatore, the PM will address over 50,000 farmers at a conclave to accelerate a push towards sustainable and natural farming practices. The event is being organised by the Tamil Nadu Natural Farming Stakeholders' Forum. "The summit aims to promote sustainable, eco-friendly, and chemical-free agricultural practices, and to accelerate the shift towards natural and regenerative farming as a viable, climate-smart and economically sustainable model for India's agricultural future," the statement said. Under PM Kisan, the Centre provides income support of Rs.6,000 a year to farmers with a valid enrolment, paid in three equal cash transfers of Rs.2,000 - one every four months. It was launched on February 24, 2019.htc...