Aizawl, Aug. 4 -- Over 1.30 lakh farmers in Mizoram received financial assistance amounting to more than Rs 38 crore under the 20th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana, released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.

During the occasion, the Prime Minister disbursed a total of Rs 20,500 crore to about 9.7 crore farmers across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh under the country's flagship farmer support scheme, they said.

The event was live-streamed across Mizoram through District Agriculture Offices and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in various districts.

The state-level program, held at KVK Aizawl in Selesih, was graced by Environ...