SAMBA: The Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department, Samba, organised a live telecast of the programme in which Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi released the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. The telecast was held at the Conference Hall of Samba DC Office Complex. Similar programmes were also organised at the block and panchayat levels across the district.
As many as 21,485 farmers of Samba district benefited from the scheme, receiving ā¹4.297 crore directly into their bank accounts. Among those present were Chief Agriculture Officer Dr Rakesh Khajuria, District Agriculture Officer Sanjay Badyal, Assistant Director (Fisheries) Joginder Paul Sharma, District Sheep Husbandry Officer Deepak Kitchloo and Naresh Raina (SMS), besides other officers and officials of the Agriculture Department.


