Agartala, 30th October 2026 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken various initiatives to make the farmers of the country self-reliant, and one of them is the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.
This was said by Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath while attending the state-level event marking the release of the 24th instalment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, held at Prajna Bhawan.
The Minister said that registered farmers are provided with Rs 2,000 three times a year under the scheme.
“About 11 crore farmers across the country have received this benefit. In our state, about 2 lakh 85 thousand farmers are benefiting from this scheme. So far under this scheme 2 lakh 85 thousand farmers in our state have received Rs 1,065 crore,” he said.
The Agriculture Minister further said that the 24th instalment was being released today, following 23 instalments in the past.
“This is the 24th instalment. In Gujarat, which is one of our Panchakata places, the Prime Minister has transferred the benefits to farmers across the country by pressing a button under the Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme,” he said.
He said that today, around nine and a half crore farmers across the country had received the money, amounting to Rs 18,680 crore.
“In our state, Tripura, a total of Rs 44 crore 24 lakh 40 thousand will be directly transferred to the bank accounts of 2 lakh 21 thousand 220 eligible farmers under this scheme. North Tripura has received the highest amount so far, with farmers receiving Rs 194 crore 76 lakh. Gomati district is in second place, with farmers receiving Rs 175 crore 47 lakh, while Dhalai is in third place, with Rs 169 crore 44 lakh received.
“Today, around 300 farmers have gathered here. About 30–40 of them are women farmers, while the rest are male farmers. Farmers from all walks of life, including tribal, SC and OBC communities, have attended the programme,” he said.
The Minister said that the way Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been showing respect to farmers, the food providers of the nation, and encouraging them to become self-reliant is rare in the world.
“We know that India is becoming self-sufficient in various fields of agriculture. Today, the country is moving forward in this direction. The Prime Minister wants our farmers to play a leading role in fulfilling our efforts to build a developed India and make the country number one in the world by 2047. That is why I attended this programme today. We all listened to the Prime Minister’s speech and hope that farmers will continue to move forward in the coming days,” he added.
