New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday released in advance the 21st installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme for flood and landslide-affected farmers of Jammu & Kashmir.

The installment was released through video conferencing from Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi.

The programme was attended by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.

Under this installment, Rs 171 crore has been directly transferred to the bank accounts of 8.55 lakh farmers, including 85,418 women farmers. With this, farmers in Jammu & Kashmir have received a cumulative assistance of Rs 4,052 crore under PM-KISAN so far.

Speaking on the occasion, Chouhan said that the Central Government, under the lead

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