PM to release 17th instalment of PM-KISAN scheme at Varanasi
9.26 Crore farmers will receive benefits amounting to Rs 20,000 crore
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NATIONAL, June 17, 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme at Varanasi on June 18, providing benefits to over 9.26 crore farmers. The scheme will also distribute certificates to over 30,000 SHGs trained as Krishi Sakhis to work as para extension workers.
The event will be attended by Anandiben Patel, Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Agriculture Minister and several State Ministers.
More than 2.5 crore farmers will join the event, including those at 732 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), over 1 lakh Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies, and 5 lakh Common Service Centres across the country. At 50 selected Krishi Vikas Kendras, special events are being organized where a good number of farmers will join the event. Union Ministers will also distribute certificates to the trained Krishi Sakhis of the area.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a press conference on June 15 2024, emphasising the vital role of agriculture in India's economy and PM Modi's unwavering support for farmers. He stated that agriculture has always been a priority for the Prime Minister and that the PM-KISAN scheme, launched in 2019, has significantly benefited farmers by providing financial support directly to their bank accounts.
The PM-KISAN scheme was launched on February 24 2019 to supplement the financial needs of all land-holding farmers subject to certain exclusion criteria of higher income status. Financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments, every four months, is transferred into the bank accounts of farmers’ families across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
With this release, the total amount transferred to the beneficiaries since the inception of the scheme will cross well over Rs 3.24 lakh crores.
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