PM Modi is working towards welfare of farmers and their well-being:  Union Minister V Somanna

PM Modi is working towards welfare of farmers and their well-being: Union Minister V Somanna

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The Central Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is continuously working towards the welfare of farmers, including agriculture and their economic empowerment, by implementing dozens of pro-farmer schemes, said Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Railways V. Somanna.

Speaking after participating in a live viewing program to transfer the 19th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana directly to the farmers' accounts, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Agricultural University and Konehalli Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Tiptur of district, he said that the Kisan Samman Yojana is an ambitious scheme of the Prime Minister.

It is encouraging farmers by implementing several schemes that no other government has done for the welfare of farmers. The national-level Kisan Samman program, which transfers money to farmers' accounts simultaneously in all states of the country, is unforgettable. He said that the Kisan Samman scheme, which transfers Rs 22,000 crore to farmers' accounts for 9.7 crore families in the country, is helpful for the economic development of farmers.

MLAs Jyoti Ganesh, Suresh Gowda, Indian Agricultural Principal Scientist MJ Chandrashekhar, KVK Extension Officer Suresh, KVK Chief Dr V Govindegowda, Tahsildar Pawan Kumar, Municipal Council President Yamuna Dharanesh, BJP District President Hebbaka Ravi, Animal Husbandry Department Dr Nandish, Agriculture Department Pawan, Horticulture Department Chandrashekhar, Kisan Samman beneficiaries and officials from various departments, KVK, Agriculture Department officials participated in the programme.

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