State’s farmers to get ₹2,000 in 10 days

The State government on Friday announced that it will deposit the first instalment of an additional sum of ₹2,000 under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in the bank accounts of farmers in 10 days.
Soon after being sworn-in as Chief Minister, B.S. Yediyurappa had announced an additional sum of ₹4,000 in two instalments for farmers from the State under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, which will take the total benefit to ₹10,000, including ₹6,000 from the Centre.
The additional two instalments would cost the State exchequer ₹2,200 crore. The Centre has already deposited ₹634.50 crore in farmers’ accounts, benefitting 31.72 lakh farmers, Mr. Yediyurappa said.

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