PM Modi to release next instalment of PM Kisan scheme on June 20
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to release the 23rd installment of the PM-KISAN scheme, providing financial aid to over 9.44 million farmers. The event will also feature the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to provide crop insurance to millions of farmers.
Why it matters
This initiative represents a significant government effort to provide direct financial support and insurance security to India's agricultural sector.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 23rd instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme on Saturday (June 20, 2026) from Tarakeswar, West Bengal. Over 9.44 crore eligible farmers will receive ₹2,000 and ₹18,880 crore will be transferred directly into beneficiary accounts. “Over 2.18 crore women farmers will receive the benefit,” the Union Agriculture Ministry said in a release. “In all, over ₹4.46 lakh crore has been disbursed since its inception on February 24, 2019,” the Ministry added.
The article reports on government policy and financial disbursements using official ministry statements without overt editorializing.
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