2.21 lakh Kashi farmers to get 20th PM Kisan Samman Nidhi installment from Modi on Saturday

Ahead of Raksha Bandhan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to deliver a significant gift to farmers across the nation.

During his visit to Varanasi on August 2, he will release the 20th installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, transferring over ₹20,500 crore directly into the accounts of 9.7 crore eligible farmers.

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Officials here on Thursday said that Uttar Pradesh alone will see more than 2.3 crore farmers receive ₹4,600 crore, including ₹48 crore to 2.21 lakh farmers in Varanasi—PM Modi’s parliamentary constituency.

Under the scheme, all eligible farmers receive equal installments of annual assistance. Every landholding farmer family gets Rs 6,000 per year, given in three equal installments of Rs 2,000 each.

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 ₹2,183.45 crore. The Prime Minister is scheduled to arrive at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport around 10:30 a.m., where he will be received by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other public representatives.