PM Modi to Release ₹18,880 Crore PM-KISAN Aid on June 20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on June 20 during his visit to Hooghly district in West Bengal. The government will transfer ₹18,880 crore directly into bank accounts of over 9.44 crore farmers across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer.

In West Bengal, more than 45.35 lakh farmers will receive benefits worth approximately ₹907 crore. This disbursement will bring the total amount transferred to farmers in the state under PM-KISAN to over ₹15,055 crore. At the national level, total payments since the scheme's launch in 2019 will exceed ₹4.46 lakh crore.

During the visit, Modi will also launch the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and the Restructured Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme in West Bengal, with a combined outlay of about ₹12,200 crore. An Agri-Tech platform will be launched under the Digital Agriculture Mission to provide services including fertiliser distribution, Kisan Credit Cards, and MSP procurement through a single interface.