Sri Vijaya Puram, Oct. 30: The Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, today released the 24th instalment of the PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi from Banaskantha, Gujarat, which was observed as ‘PM-KISAN Utsav Diwas’. On this occasion, an amount of over Rs.18,680 crore was transferred directly into the bank accounts of more than 9.34 crore eligible farmers across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
The Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Dinesh Sharma, participated in the national programme through video conferencing. A State-level programme was also organised at Lok Niwas, Sri Vijaya Puram, during which an amount of Rs. 2.61 crore was released to 13,045 eligible farmers of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands under the 24th instalment. Since the inception of the scheme, a total benefit of Rs. 67.06 crore has been extended to 18,105 farmers across the Islands.
On this occasion, the live telecast of the instalment release programme was organised through a total of 59 programmes across the Islands at CIARI, KVKs, Districts, Blocks and Gram Panchayats, witnessing the participation of 1,535 farmers and officials.
The programme was attended by the Member of Parliament, Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray, Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Agriculture), Secretary (Agriculture), Director (CIARI), KVK scientists, PRI representatives, beneficiary farmers and officials of the Agriculture Department. Pradhans of Mithakhari, Sippighat, Chouldhari and Tusnabad, along with other Pradhans, Agriculture Officers and the farming community of A&N Islands, were also present on the occasion.
