Bhubaneswar, Nov. 19 -- Over 34 lakh farmers in Odisha today received the 21st installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN) scheme.

The Centre transferred around Rs 18,000 crore to the bank accounts of over 9 crore farmers across the country under the scheme. Each farmer received Rs 2,000 as the 21st installment of PM KISAN.

"Altogether 34.12 lakh farmers in Odisha received Rs 2,000 each as the 21st installment of PM KISAN scheme. The farmers got the money in their bank accounts," said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in a social media (X) post today.

Majhi along with Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo graced the state-level event to mark the disbursal of PM KISAN money to farmers at Krushi Bhawan in the capital city he...