PM launches Kisan Samman Nidhi directly benefitting farmers |
Ahead of general elections 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) from Gorakhpur on Sunday and the first instalment of 28 dollars will be directly credited to the bank accounts of selected beneficiary farmers. Prime Minister congratulated the farmers for the launch of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi. He also congratulated farmer families engaged in dairy farming, and fisheries, as they now have access to Kisan Credit Cards. About 120 million farmers are expected to benefit from PM-KISAN. The Prime Minister said that, through this scheme, 10.5 billion USD will be transferred to farmers` accounts every year. He urged State Governments to send the lists of beneficiary farmers to the Union Government at the earliest, so that farmers can receive the benefit of this scheme in time. The Prime Minister said that PM-KISAN depends on direct transfer, and therefore the entire amount will reach the beneficiary. He said that the Government is also investing about 14 billion dollars to complete long pending irrigation projects, which will be of great and lasting help to farmers in many parts of the country.
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