For farmers awaiting the twenty-fourth installment of the 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi' program, there is important news. Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to disburse this installment on October 30 in Banaskantha district of Gujarat state. As part of this initiative, over 93.4 million farming households will receive financial support exceeding ₹18,680 crore.
This information was shared by the Agriculture Minister of Gujarat, Jitu Waghaani. Modi will be in Gujarat on October 30 and 31. On the second day of his visit, October 31, the Prime Minister will attend the National Unity celebration ceremony in Ekta Nagar, Narmada district. This event is held to commemorate the 151st anniversary of the country's first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The Prime Minister will conduct the distribution of the 24th tranche of the PM Kisan scheme at the national level in Bildi, Banaskantha district. During this event, financial assistance will be transferred to the accounts of all eligible farming families across the country. Jitu Waghaani specified that residents of the state are entitled to over ₹1,051 crore, covering more than 52.33 million farming households. This information was provided after checking the readiness of events in Bildi named 'PM Kisan Festival.'
Under the 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi' scheme, eligible farming families receive annual financial aid of ₹6,000. These funds are transferred directly to the beneficiaries' bank accounts in three equal parts of ₹2,000 each. According to Waghaani, the previous 23 tranches have distributed over ₹4.47 lakh crore nationwide. Furthermore, residents of Gujarat have already received over ₹24,137 crore in aid.
In addition to the PM Kisan disbursement, Prime Minister Modi will also participate in the foundation stone laying of two Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants being built for Banaas Dairy in the towns of Tharad and Radhanpur. In these plants, biogas will be produced from manure. The plant in Tharad will be capable of processing 75 tons of manure daily, and the plant in Radhanpur—100 tons per day. After the launch of these two facilities, the number of bio-CNG plants under the Banaas model will increase to six. The total capacity of all these plants will be 515 tons of manure processing daily. The bio-CNG derived from manure is sold at subsidized rates. Currently, Banaas Dairy supplies about 6,100 kilograms of bio-CNG daily. It is estimated that six such plants will help prevent carbon emissions ranging from 33,400 to 34,600 tons annually.
On October 30, Prime Minister Modi will also inaugurate the Indian Bureau of Animal Breeding and Research (BBBRC), which was developed at a cost of ₹328.77 crore. Additionally, he will open the expanded Banaas Dairy potato processing project, as well as an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) in the Ultra High Temperature (UHT) block of the same dairy company.
As part of the 'PM Kisan Festival' in Gujarat, more than 34 district-level events and over 2,100 cluster-level events are planned. The main events will be broadcast live. Beneficiaries will also be presented with letters approving various agricultural and horticulture ministry programs. Agriculture Minister Jitu Waghaani held a meeting with local administrative officials in Bildi to assess preparations. He also participated in an online conference with officials and stakeholders from Gandhinagar.