Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday disbursed 24th instalment of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi directly to bank accounts of farmers from national ceremony held at Banaskantha, Gujarat, releasing Rs 18,690 crore to over 9.34 crore farmers across country.
In Odisha, Rs 707.60 crore was disbursed as Rs 2,000 assistance each through DBT to over 35.38 lakh eligible farmers. Programme was implemented across districts, blocks, panchayats, PACS and mandi levels as per Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment department.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CM and Agriculture Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Ministers and MLAs watched PM’s event live from state-level programme organised at Krushi Shikshan Sadan of OUAT.
CM also interacted directly with farmers from different parts of Odisha. Addressing gathering, Majhi said farmer community are breadwinners and PM Modi has launched groundbreaking programmes from first day to give them their due rights.
He said state government has taken special steps so that no eligible farmer is deprived of scheme benefit and urged farmers to register themselves on Agristack portal at nearest revenue or agriculture office.
He said state is implementing CM Kisan Yojana from its own funds in line with PM-Kisan, providing Rs 4,000 per annum to small and marginal farmers and Rs 12,500 livelihood assistance to landless farming families including urban farmers and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
Under Krushi Vidyanidhi Yojana, scholarships being provided for higher education of children of CM Kisan beneficiaries for medical, engineering, agriculture and allied technical courses. In 2024-25, Rs 53.69 crore given to 13,923 children, while in 2025-26 record Rs 291.60 crore to 68,910 children, almost five-fold increase, CM said.
Under Samrudha Krushak Yojana, Rs 3,100 per quintal of paddy being provided, lakhs registered this year, he said.
On crop damage due to recent heavy rains, floods and post-cyclone Arnab rains in some districts, CM assured assessment and appropriate compensation as per rules at earliest. Deputy CM said flood-affected farmers due to Cyclone Arnab will be provided assistance soon as per damage assessment and state government always stands with farmers during natural calamities.
