First file signed by PM pertains to PM Kisan Nidhi release

After being sworn in as Prime Minister for the 3rd time, PM Narendra Modi signs his first file authorising release of 17th instalment of PM Kisan Nidhi.  This will benefits 9.3 crore farmers and distribute around Rs 20,000 crores.

After signing the file, PM Modi said “Ours is a Government fully committed to Kisan Kalyan. It is therefore fitting that the first file signed on taking charge is related to farmer welfare. We want to keep working even more for the farmers and the agriculture sector in the times to come.”

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, launched in 2019, provides financial assistance of Rs 6,000 annually in three equal installments to eligible landholding farmer families across the country. Over Rs 2.42 lakh crore have already been disbursed to more than 11 crore beneficiaries through various installments.