Finance
On Friday, ₹707.86 crore will be credited to the bank accounts of 35.39 lakh farmers in Odisha as the 24th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme, an official announcement revealed on Thursday.
The fund disbursement will align with PM Kisan Utsav Diwas. As part of the initiative, ₹707,85,94,000 will be distributed to 35,39,297 farmers within the state.
A state-level event is scheduled for 9 am at OUAT Krushi Shiksha Sadan in Bhubaneswar, attended by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo.
At the national level, the event will take place in Banaskantha district of Gujarat, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi serving as the chief guest and distributing the installment for qualifying farmers nationwide.
