Modi: PM Modi to release Rs 16,800 crore to over 8 crore farmers under PM-KISAN scheme tomorrow | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a total of Rs 16,800 crore for farmers under his flagship PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme at an event to be held in Belagavi, Karnatakaon Monday. Over eight crore farmers will receive Rs 2,000 each directly in their bank accounts ahead of rabi harvesting under the 13th instalment of the scheme, an official statement said on Sunday.
This will be Prime Minister Modi’s fifth visit to poll-bound Karnataka this year, where he will also inaugurate Shivamogga airport, besides laying foundation for various development projects in Belagavi. According to an official statement, the PM will undertake a walkthrough and inspect the airport in Shivamogga.

Union minister of agriculture and farmers welfare Narendra Singh Tomar and secretary of the ministry, Manoj Ahuja, will be present at the Belgavi event, anticipated to draw an attendance of over one lakh, including Jal Jeevan Mission beneficiaries.
Apart from disbursing PM-KISAN money to the beneficiaries, Prime Minister Modi will also dedicate the Belagavi railway station building to the nation. The railway station has been redeveloped at an approximate cost of about Rs 190 crore to provide world-class amenities to the passengers. He will also launch the rail line doubling project between Londa-Belagavi worth Rs 930 crores.

Prime Minister Modi had launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme in 2019, aiming to provide income support to all landholder farmer families across the country with cultivable land, subject to specific exclusions. The 11th and 12th instalments under the scheme were given in May and October last year.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, eligible farmers are provided with a financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000 each every four months.
Till now, over Rs 2.25 lakh crore has been disbursed under the scheme to more than 11 crore farmer families, primarily small and marginal farmers.
Notably, during the Covid-19 lockdown, Rs 1.75 lakh crore was distributed in multiple instalments to support these farmers. The scheme has also benefited over three crore women beneficiaries who have collectively received over Rs 53,600 crore in funds, read the release.
The assembly elections in Karnataka are due sometime in April-May.