PM Modi releases over ₹16,000 crore to farmer beneficiaries in latest instalment under PM-KISAN
The Hindu
Under the scheme, eligible farmer families are provided ₹6,000 per year in three equal instalments of ₹2,000 each.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the 13th instalment of over ₹16,000 crore, under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), through direct benefit transfer to more than eight crore beneficiaries.
Under the scheme, eligible farmer families are provided ₹6,000 per year in three equal instalments of ₹2,000 each.
During the programme, PM Modi also dedicated the redeveloped Belagavi Railway Station building, to the nation. The railway station has been redeveloped at an approximate cost of about ₹190 crore to provide world-class amenities to the passengers.
Another railway project that was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister is the rail line doubling project between Londa-Belagavi-Ghataprabha section at Belagavi.
This project, developed at a cost of about ₹930 crore, will enhance line capacity along the busy Mumbai – Pune – Hubballi – Bengaluru railway line, leading to promotion of trade, commerce and economic activities in the region, according to an official release.
PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of six multi-village scheme projects under the Centre's Jal Jeevan Mission in Belagavi, which will be developed at a cumulative cost of about ₹1,585 crore and benefit about 8.8 lakh people living in more than 315 villages.
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