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Modi releases INR18,690 crore PM-Kisan to 9.34 crore farmers

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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Center

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 24th instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme, transferring INR18,690 crore to over 9.34 crore farmers in Banaskantha, Gujarat, on 30 October 2026.
The announcement included inauguration of twelve horticulture clusters, 521 Agriculture Infrastructure Fund projects, and Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre, highlighting an agricultural development push.
Funds were deposited into Aadhaar-linked bank accounts via Direct Benefit Transfer.
Modi flagged off the Ahmedabad–Varanasi Express and Mehsana–Becharaji–Sabarmati MEMU train services.

Right

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 24th instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme, transferring INR18,690 crore to over 9.34 crore farmers in Banaskantha, Gujarat, on 30 October 2026.
Opposition parties were accused by Modi of stoking farmer anxieties and spreading false rumors about fertilizer and cooking-gas shortages during the Iran war.
Modi inaugurated Bio-CNG plants at Tharad and Radhanpur, processing 75 and 100 tonnes of dung.

Blindspot

Modi blamed opposition parties for stoking farmer anxieties about fertilizer and cooking-gas shortages, saying they were spreading false rumors during the Iran war.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Agriculture Infrastructure Push

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 24th instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme, transferring INR18,690 crore to over 9.34 crore farmers in Banaskantha, Gujarat, on 30 October 2026.
The announcement included inauguration of twelve horticulture clusters, 521 Agriculture Infrastructure Fund projects, and Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre, highlighting an agricultural development push.
Funds were deposited into Aadhaar-linked bank accounts via Direct Benefit Transfer.
Modi flagged off the Ahmedabad–Varanasi Express and Mehsana–Becharaji–Sabarmati MEMU train services.

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