File photo of PM Modi interacting wuth farmers. Credit: PMO
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 21st instalment of PM-KISAN scheme on November 19, under which Rs 6,000 is being provided to eligible farmers annually.
The PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana, a central sector scheme launched on February 24, 2019, provides annual financial assistance of Rs 6,000 per eligible farmer family, a statement said.
So far, more than Rs 3.70 lakh crore has been disbursed to over 11 crore farmer families in the country through 20 instalments.
The funds have helped farmers to buy farm inputs besides catering to other expenses such as education, medical and marriage.
Benefits of the scheme are being provided to those farmers whose land details are seeded on the PM-KISAN portal, and also bank accounts with Aadhaar, the statement said.