PM Modi releases 17th installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, disburses Rs 20,000 cr to over 9.2 cr farmers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Varanasi, released the 17th instalment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana on Tuesday. The scheme aims to benefit more than 9.26 crore farmers with financial assistance totaling over Rs 20,000 crore. This initiative, launched in 2019, provides Rs 6,000 per year in three installments to land-holding farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).