Modi to disburse 21st instalment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi today
Jaipur, Nov. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 21st instalment of the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme on Wednesday, involving the transfer of a cumulative sum of Rs.1,332 crore to 6.662 million farmers across Rajasthan, as part of the nationwide disbursal to mark PM-Kisan Utsav Diwas, a release from the chief minister's office said on Tuesday.
Chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma will join the state-level celebration at the State Institute of Agricultural Management (SIAM), Durgapura, while parallel programmes will be organised across all districts, added the release.
Since the launch of the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, 20 instalments have already been released, benefitting thousands of farmers in Rajasthan, it said.
According to the release, a sum of Rs.25,142 crore has already been transferred to the accounts of eligible farmers in the state under the scheme.
Additionally, under the Chief Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana-Rajasthan's supplementary support initiative-a sum of Rs.2,073 crore was disbursed through four instalments to the state's farmers so far, it said.
The release added that across the country, around 90 million farmers will receive a cumulative sum of Rs.18,000 crore.
The PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi provides eligible farmers Rs.6,000 per year in three equal instalments. Rajasthan has introduced the Chief Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana to offer additional relief, under which all PM-Kisan beneficiaries in the state receive an extra Rs.3,000 per year-taking the total annual support to Rs.9,000....
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