PM releases Rs 18,000 cr PM-KISAN installment, urges farmers to spread word about Kisan Credit Card

Delhi Dec, 25 (PTK) With the push of a button, the Prime Minister enabled the transfer of over Rs 18,000 crore to more than nine crore beneficiary farmer families today

The PM also spoke to selected farmers from several states, who narrated the problems faced by them and the innovations they made with the help of govt grants

As the farmers’ protests continue unabated, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses nine crore farmers from six states via video conferencing on 25 December – former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary.

In today’s meeting, PM Modi released the next installment of the financial benefits – Rs 18,000 crore – under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN).

The PM also said that over Rs 18,000 crore have been directly deposited in the accounts of farmers without middlemen and commissions.

Speaking to a farmer from Odisha, PM Modi said, “I urge you to tell farmers about the Kisan Credit Card and its various benefits, which include the availability of loans at low-interest rates.”

PM Modi released the installment of Rs 2,000 to every farmer on the birth anniversary of former prime minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which is every year celebrated as “Good Governance Day” by the ruling party.

Under this scheme, financial aid of Rs 6,000 per year is provided to small and marginal farmers, payable in three equal installments of Rs 2,000 each. The fund is transferred directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.

The programme comes amid protests by various farmer unions against three farm laws recently enacted by the Central Government. (PTK)