Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released the 18th installment of funds benefitting over 9 crore farmers under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.
Total 31,51,700 farmers in Odisha will be benefitted by the central scheme, said Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari.
କୃଷକଙ୍କ ସାମଗ୍ରିକ ବିକାଶ ସୁନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରିବା ନିମନ୍ତେ #PMKisan ର ୧୮ତମ କିସ୍ତି DBT ଜରିଆରେ ମୋଟ ୨୦,୦୦୦ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କାର ଆର୍ଥିକ ସହାୟତା ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିଛନ୍ତି ଯଶସ୍ଵୀ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ @narendramodi। ଏହା ଦ୍ଵାରା ଦେଶର ମୋଟ ୯.୪ କୋଟିରୁ ଅଧିକ କୃଷକ ଉପକୃତ ହେବେ।#PMKisanSamman pic.twitter.com/fkWVwcgJ1g
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More beneficiaries from Odisha will be added to the scheme by the next installment, he said.
With release of the money under PM Kisan scheme, a total of 9.4 crore farmers in the country will receive Rs 20,000 crore in their bank accounts through DBT mode.
Under the PM Kisan scheme, the beneficiries get Rs 6,000 annually, i.e Rs 2,000 every four months. The money is provided each year in 3 installments — April-July, August-November and December-March.
