Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai attended the PM-KISAN Utsav Diwas programme at Swami Vivekananda Auditorium on the premises of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya in Raipur on Friday.
Raipur (thestates.news) | Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the PM-KISAN Utsav Diwas programme in Banaskantha, Gujarat, on Friday. On the occasion, he transferred over Rs. 18,690 crore directly into the bank accounts of more than 9.34 crore farmers across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), as the 24th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said that the country’s farmers are the strongest foundation for realising the goal of a developed India. This goal cannot be achieved without farmers’ prosperity, self-reliance and financial strength. The Central Government is continuously working to increase farmers’ income, reduce cultivation costs and connect agriculture with modern technology and scientific research. He said that unprecedented work has been undertaken over the past 12 years to provide farmers with financial security, increase agricultural production and strengthen the rural economy. The country’s agricultural budget is now five times its level in 2013–14.
