India News | Amit Shah Expresses Gratitude to PM for Releasing Rs 20,900 Cr to Farmers
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for transferring Rs 20,900 crore to 10 crore farmers under the PM Kisan Yojana on the very first day of 2022.
New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for transferring Rs 20,900 crore to 10 crore farmers under the PM Kisan Yojana on the very first day of 2022.
In a series of tweets in Hindi, Shah said the Modi government was making continuous efforts to make farmers self-reliant in the last seven years.
"Without farmer empowerment the overall development of the country is not possible and the country has seen the farmer-friendly Modi government making continuous efforts to make farmers self-reliant since the last seven years," he said.
The home minister said the PM Kisan Yojana has done very well in keeping farmers debt- free by giving them financial support at the most critical time of farming.
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The prime minister on Saturday released over Rs 20,900 crore to more than 10.09 crore farmers across India as 10th installment of financial aid under the PM-KISAN scheme.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, a financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year is provided to the eligible farmer families, payable in three equal installments of Rs 2,000.
The money is transferred directly to the bank account of the beneficiaries.
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