Bhubaneswar, Feb. 24 -- Over 34 lakh farmers in Odisha received the 19th installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN) scheme today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 19th installment of PM KISAN scheme at an event at Bhagalpur in Bihar.

The Prime Minister transferred around Rs 22,000 crore to the bank accounts of 9.8 crore farmers across the country. Each farmer received Rs 2,000 as the 19th installment of PM KISAN.

"The Union Government today transferred Rs 2,000 as the 19th installment of PM KISAN scheme to eligible farmers across the country. As many as 34,95,147 farmers in Odisha received the PM KISAN money," said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in a Twitter (X) post.

Altogether 3,43,447 new beneficiaries ...