Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Release 24th Instalment of PM-KISAN tomorrow at Banaskantha, Gujarat
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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is scheduled to release the 24th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme from Banaskantha, Gujarat. Through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), more than Rs 18,690 crore will be transferred to over 9.34 crore eligible farmers. Alongside this, the Prime Minister will dedicate 521 units developed under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund to strengthen agricultural storage and processing, and inaugurate 12 horticulture clusters to promote high-value crops and boost farmer incomes.