SAMBA, FEBRUARY 28: A live telecast (web) programme on the PM KISAN Utsav Diwas marking the release of 16th installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samaan Nidhi Yojana by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi from Yavatmal, Maharashtra, was organized today in the office of Chief Agriculture Officer .
The programme was organized by the Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department, District Samba under the Chairmanship of Chairman, District Development Council, Samba, Keshav Dutt Sharma.
During the launch of the 16th installment, 9 crore farmers all over the country are benefitted as Rs 21000 crore are directly transferred to the accounts of farmers. About 20478 farmers of Samba District also got benefited from it and Rs 4.09 crore directly transferred into their accounts.
The programme was attended by Additional District Development Commissioner Samba, Rajinder Singh, Chief Agriculture Officer Samba, Madan Gopal Singh, Sub Divisional Agriculture Officer Samba, Naresh Raina, SMS, Avtar Singh and SMS Surinder Mishra, other officers of the Agriculture department and a large number of farmers.
Similar programmes across the district were organized at Zone and Panchyat level.
Chief Agriculture Officer Samba presented the vote of thanks.
