Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 14,000 crore in Banaskantha, Gujarat.
Addressing a gathering after the Navratri celebrations, Modi highlighted the government’s initiatives for women, children, farmers and cattle rearers. He also released the latest instalment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, transferring over Rs 18,000 crore to the bank accounts of around 10 crore farmers across the country.
The Prime Minister said the government had increased the agricultural budget more than fivefold compared to 2013-14. He noted that over Rs 4.5 lakh crore had been directly transferred to small farmers through the PM-KISAN scheme.
Highlighting the government’s support amid rising global fertiliser prices, Modi said the Centre had spent around Rs 16 lakh crore to protect farmers from the impact of price hikes.
