Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released the 21st instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Nearly 9 crore farmers across the country will receive ₹18,000 crore in financial assistance through Direct Benefit Transfer. The scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

PM-KISAN, launched on February 24, 2019, provides income support of ₹6,000 per year to each eligible landholding farmer family in three instalments of ₹2,000. The amount is transferred directly to the Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of beneficiaries. Over ₹3.70 lakh crore has been paid to more than 11 crore farmer families so far, making it one of the world’s largest Direct Benefit Transfer programmes. Women farmers account for more t

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