Chandigarh, Aug. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released the 20th installment of the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, transferring Rs 20,500 crore to the bank accounts of 9.7 crore farmers across the country.
Out of this, Rs 353 crore has been credited to the accounts of 16.77 lakh farmers in Haryana.
To mark this occasion, a state-level PM-Kisan Utsav Diwas programme was organized in Panchkula, where Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini participated as the chief guest. Similar celebrations were held in other districts, where Cabinet and Ministers of State were present. Farmers across Haryana also listened to the Prime Minister's address live.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that the relea...