NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release over 18,000 crore rupees to over nine crore farmers under ‘income support’ scheme (PM-Kisan) on Friday, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the transfers will come at a time when the Center is trying to resolve farmers’ protests against the new farm laws.
Modi is also expected to speak about the legislations as he did a few days ago when he addressed farmers in Madhya pradesh. “The prime minister will also have a conversation with farmers from six states during the event. Farmers will share their experiences with PM-Kisan and also on various other initiatives taken by the government for the well-being of farmers, ”said a government statement. More than two million farmers across the country have already registered online to participate in the program on digital platforms.
The effort is to show that the Modi government has been responsive to the needs of farmers, contrary to attacks from the opposition that the new laws are “anti-farmer” and were hastily passed by Parliament.
More than two million farmers across the country have already registered online to participate in the program on digital platforms. A select group of participants from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and other states are expected to share their views on the Benefits of agricultural laws during your interaction with the PM.
Meanwhile, representatives of the NGO confederation of rural India met with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday and submitted more than 3.13 lakh signatures, taken from one-lakh villages, in support of the laws. central agricultural.
Under the PM-Kisan scheme, a financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year is granted to eligible farmers in three equal installments of Rs 2,000 each. The fund is transferred directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
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