PM Modi to disburse ₹20,500 cr under PM-KISAN scheme in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 20th instalment of PM-KISAN by disbursing more than 20 thousand 500 crore rupees to over nine crore 70 lakh farmers tomorrow during his visit to Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Modi will also lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth around two thousand 200 crore rupees.
 
The Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several key infrastructure projects during his Varanasi visit. He will inaugurate the widening and strengthening of the Varanasi – Bhadohi road and Chhitauni- Shool Tankeshwar road and the Railway overbridge at Hardattpur, to ease congestion on the Mohan Sarai – Adalpura Road.
 
To give a boost to the tourism sector, Mr. Modi will inaugurate the redevelopment of eight riverfront Kuccha Ghats, development works at Kalika Dham, and the restoration and water purification of Durgakund. He will lay the foundation stone for restoration work at Kardameshwar Mahadev Temple, City Facility Centres at Sarnath, Ramnagar Zones, redevelopment of Munshi Premchand’s ancestral house in Lamahi and its upgradation as a museum, among others. He will also lay the foundation stone for the development of an Urban Miyawaki Forest at Kanchanpur and the redevelopment and beautification of Shaheed Udyan and 21 other parks. To ensure access to potable water in rural areas, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate 47 rural drinking water schemes under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
 
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the upgradation of 53 school buildings. He will also lay the foundation stone for several educational projects. Mr. Modi will inaugurate advanced medical equipment installations, including robotic surgery and CT scan facilities, at Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre and Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital. He will also lay the foundation stone of a Homoeopathic College and Hospital. The Prime Minister will inaugurate a synthetic hockey turf at Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Sports Stadium. The Prime Minister will also distribute more than seven thousand 400 assistive aids to Divyangjan and elderly beneficiaries.