PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi: Big News For Farmers, PM Modi To Release 17th Installment Of Rs 20,000 Crore On June 18

In a major good news for Indian farmers, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday announced that the 17th instalment of Rs 20,000 under the PM-KISAN will be released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Varanasi. More than 9 crore farmers will benefit directly from this development.

PM Modi is scheduled to visit Varanasi on June 18, 2024, for the release of the 17th instalment of the PM KISAN scheme to the farmers. This will be Modi's first visit after taking oath for his third tenure.

Also, PM Modi will grant certificates to more than 30,000 self-help groups such as Krishi Sakhis. Further, PM Modi will distribute the certificates to 5 Krishi Sakhis.

The Krishi Sakhi program has been rolled out in 12 States in Phase - 1: Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, and Meghalaya. As of date, over 34,000 Krishi Sakhis out of 70,000 have been certified as Para-extension Workers.

Chouhan said that Krishi Sakhis are chosen as agriculture para-extension workers because they are trusted community resource persons and experienced farmers themselves. The Krishi Sakhis have already received extensive training in various agricultural practices, making them well-equipped to support and guide fellow farmers effectively.

The minister said, "Farmers are filling the granaries of the country." He added that even earlier, agriculture and farmers had been the top priority of PM Modi, due to which many steps were taken for the welfare of farmers and even now.

He said that the highly anticipated 17th instalment of PM KISAN, amounting to more than Rs 20,000 crore will be disbursed to more than 9.26 crore beneficiary farmers.

Further, Chouhan stated that the Kisan Samman Nidhi is a central sector scheme launched on 24th February 2019 to supplement the financial needs of all land-holding farmers subject to certain exclusion criteria of higher income status. He said that maintaining absolute transparency in registering and verifying beneficiaries, the Government of India has disbursed over Rs 3.04 lakh crores till now to more than 11 Crore farmers across the nation and with this release, the total amount transferred to the beneficiaries since the inception of the scheme will cross well over Rs 3.24 lakh crores.

Under the PM-KISAN scheme, income support of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments is provided to all land-holding farmer families. The fund is directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.

On June 18, the minister highlighted that the success of the resolution of developed India along with the prosperity of the farmers is going to start.

He said that around 2.5 Cr. Farmers will join the event across the country. 732 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), Over 1.0 lakh Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies, and 5.0 Lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) from across the country will also participate in the event to create awareness amongst the farmers.

The event will be broadcast live on DD, DD Kisan, My Gov, From development block office to gram panchayats, YouTube, Facebook, various Krishi Vigyan Kendra and more than five lakh Common Service centres across the country.

Hence, Chouhan appealed to the farmers to participate in this program directly through any medium and connect with the program and the Prime Minister.