PM Modi to transfer Rs 20,500 crore to accounts of over 9.7 crore farmers in Varanasi on August 2
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
is set to deliver a significant gift to farmers across the nation ahead of Raksha Bandhan, a release said.
During his visit to Varanasi on August 2, PM Modi will release the 20th instalment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, transferring over Rs 20,500 crore directly into the accounts of 9.7 crore eligible farmers.
Uttar Pradesh alone will see more than 2.3 crore farmers receive Rs 4,600 crore, including Rs 48 crore to 2.21 lakh farmers in Varanasi.
Under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, all eligible farmers receive equal instalments of annual assistance. Every landholding farmer family gets Rs 6,000 per year, given in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000 each, as per the release by the Uttar Pradesh government.
On August 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting at Banouli village in the Sevapuri block of Varanasi.
From the event venue, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for 52 development projects worth Rs 2,183.45 crore.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to arrive at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport around 10:30 am, where he will be received by chief minister Yogi Adityanath and other public representatives.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth around Rs 2,200 crore in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on August 2 at around 11 am.
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The projects cater to multiple sectors, including infrastructure, education, healthcare, tourism, urban development, and cultural heritage, aim at achieving holistic urban transformation, cultural rejuvenation, improved connectivity, and enhanced quality of life in Varanasi.
In line with his commitment to improve road connectivity in Varanasi, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several key infrastructure projects.
He will inaugurate the widening and strengthening of the Varanasi - Bhadohi road and Chhitauni- Shool Tankeshwar road, and the Railway Overbridge at Hardattpur, to ease congestion on the Mohan Sarai - Adalpura Road.
In line with his commitment to improve road connectivity in Varanasi, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several key infrastructure projects. He will inaugurate the widening and strengthening of the Varanasi - Bhadohi road and Chhitauni- Shool Tankeshwar road, and the Railway Overbridge at Hardattpur, to ease congestion on the Mohan Sarai - Adalpura Road.
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