Chandigarh, 24th February 2019: On the occasion of launching of
“Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samaan Nidhi” PM-KISAN Scheme at the national level by
Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narinder Modi from Gorakhpur (UP), an event
was organized today in Union Territory, Chandigarh to felicitate the beneficiaries
from UT, Chandigarh under the PM-KISAN scheme.
The event was held in the Auditorium of
Government Museum & Art Gallery, Sector-10, and Chandigarh in the presence
of Shri Arun Kumar Gupta, IAS, Principal Secretary Home, Shri Mandip Singh
Brar, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh and Smt. Radhika Singh, HCS,
Joint Secretary Agriculture. Also present were approximately 200 beneficiary
farmers.
After the launch of the scheme today,
the first installment of Rs. 2000/- out of an annual amount of Rs. 6000/- will
be transferred directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
The event started with the speech of
Joint Secretary Agriculture who apprised the audience about the scheme. Deputy
Commissioner also highlighted the importance of agriculture in Chandigarh in
terms of organic farming which is extremely relevant in today’s scenario. This
was followed by live telecast of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narinder
Modi’s “MANN KI BAAT” and then the live telecast of the launch of the Scheme by
Hon’ble Prime Minister from Gorakhpur (UP).
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