Bhubaneswar: An amount of Rs 707.86 crore will be transferred to the bank accounts of 35.39 lakh farmers in Odisha on Friday as part of the 24th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme.
The fund transfer will coincide with PM Kisan Utsav Diwas. Under the scheme, Rs 707,85,94,000 will be disbursed to 35,39,297 farmers in the state, an official statement said on Thursday.
A state-level programme will be organised at the OUAT Krushi Shiksha Sadan in Bhubaneswar in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo.
At the national level, the programme will be held in Banaskantha district of Gujarat, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to attend as the chief guest and release the instalment for eligible farmers across the country.