Under Centre’s scheme, 10 cr farmers to get Rs 2k on new year
Aurangabad, 1 JAN : The 10th installment of the PM Kisan Sanman Nidhi Fund will be deposited directly in the bank accounts of the farmers on the first day of New Year 2022, said the BJP here on Friday.
“On this occasion, PM Narendra Modi will be interacting with 10 crore beneficiaries of this scheme,”underscored Aurangabad BJP chief Vijay Autade.
“The grants will also be distributed to 351 Agricultural Producers Associations in the same program,” he added.
He said, “Launched on February 24, 2019, the scheme provides an annual financial assistance of Rs 6,000, and is given in three parts.”
Before the Modi government came to power, the Congress, which had ruled the country and many states for a long time, only announced to help the farmers,” he curtly remarked.
“However, the Modi government has given support to the farmers by sending money directly to the bank accounts of small farmers. To date, about Rs 1.6 lakh crores has been deposited in farmer’s bank accounts under this scheme,” he underlined.(UNI)