Lagatar24 Desk
Sikar, July 27: During his visit to Sikar in Rajasthan on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a number of development projects, including the release of the 14th installment of the Center’s flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan).
More than 8.5 million PM-Kisan beneficiaries had funds worth Rs 17,000 crore released immediately into their bank accounts. PM-Kisan is a central government programme that was started in February 2019 to help all land-holding farmers who met specified exclusion requirements for better income status.
Farmers receive a financial reward of Rs 6,000 per year, distributed in three equal payments every four months to their bank accounts.
Additionally, in an important measure for farmers, PM Modi dedicated the country 1.25 lakh PM Kisan Samriddhi Kendras (PMKSKs). PMKSKs are being developed to offer a one-stop shop for all of the needs of farmers. PMKSKs are intended to develop into a reliable support system for farmers in the nation, including everything from information on agri-inputs (fertilisers, seeds and implements) to testing facilities for soil, seeds and fertilisers to information on various government schemes.
Additionally, PM Modi unveiled Urea Gold, a brand-new kind of urea that has a sulphur coating. Sulphur Coated Urea will be used to solve the sulphur deficiencies in the soil.
On the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform, PM Modi also announced the onboarding of 1500 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) during the programme.
When PM Modi arrives in Rajkot, Gujarat, he will tour Rajkot International Airport after taking care of his scheduled engagements in Rajasthan. Over 2,500 acres of land have been used to create the greenfield airport, which has cost over Rs 1400 crore.
After that, he will launch many development projects at Rajkot’s Race Course Ground, including ones that cost more than Rs 860 crore.
He will officially launch “SemiconIndia 2023” on Friday at Gandhinagar’s Mahatma Mandir. Additionally, he will speak to a crowd on this occasion. ‘Catalysing India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem’ is the conference’s theme.
It attempts to unite global leaders from industries, academia and research institutions. It displays India’s semiconductor strategy and policy, which aims to establish India as a global hub for the design, manufacturing and advancement of semiconductor technology.
