Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on June 18 for the first time after assuming office for a third consecutive term, during which he will release the 17th installment of PM-KISAN scheme amounting to over ₹ 20,000 crore for 9.26 crore beneficiary farmers across the country.
PM Modi will also confer certificates to more than 30,000 members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) who have been trained as ‘Krishi Sakhis’ to work as para-extension workers, supporting fellow farmers with agricultural practices.
Briefing the media, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan highlighted the government’s commitment to the agriculture sector.
