Rajasthan CM releases Rs 718 crore as 4th instalment of CM Kisan Samman Nidhi

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday appreciated the financial support of Rs 8,386 crore to 70 lakh farmers across the state in the past two years under the Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.

Addressing a congregation of farmers at Nadbai in Bharatpur district, the Chief Minister announced the release of the fourth instalment of the Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, amounting to Rs 717.96 crore, on the auspicious day of Dhanteras on Saturday afternoon. He said that the BJP’s double-engine government has been working to empower the farming community under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Addressing a congregation of farmers at Nadbai in Bharatpur district, the Chief Minister announced the release of the fourth instalment of the Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana on the auspicious day of Dhanteras on Saturday afternoon. He said that the BJP’s double-engine government has been working to empower the farming community under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sharma said that the Rajasthan government, too, contributes an additional fund to the Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna, a flagship programme of the central government, to enhance benefits for ‘annadata’ (food grain producers).

Besides this, the Dhan Dhanya Yojna, Kisan Crop Insurance Scheme, Gopalan Cattle Insurance Scheme, and Gopalan Credit Card are other initiatives that cater to the needs of farmers, he said.

“The Centre and the state government have so far disbursed Rs 8,386 crore to 70 lakh farmers in the state under the Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana,” he said.

Under the Dhan Dhanya Yojna, which is being implemented in 100 districts across the country, the scheme aims to reorganise the crop cycle and provide due encouragement for sowing and harvesting high-value cash crops, the CM said.

Eight districts of Rajasthan — Barmer, Jalore, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Pali, Bikaner, and Churu — have also been included in the scheme, and the results are encouraging, Sharma said.

Under the Gopalan short-term loan scheme, the financial needs of peasants are being addressed. For this purpose, interest-free loans totalling Rs 43,000 crore have been provided to around 70 lakh farmers.

“For better working conditions for farmers in the fields, our government is committed to providing power during the daytime for crop irrigation in all districts of the state by 2027, Sharma said, adding, “We are currently providing power in shifts during daytime in 22 districts.”

Earlier, the Chief Minister released the fourth instalment of the Chief Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi via direct bank transfer (DBT) of around Rs 718 crore to 71.89 lakh farmers.

State Water Resources Minister Suresh Rawat, Cooperative Minister Gautam Dak, and Minister of State for Home Jawahar Singh Bedham were also present on the occasion.