PM Modi signs first file after taking charge for 3rd straight term, releases Kisan Nidhi funds

Says his government is fully committed to farmers’ welfare

New Delhi: Taking charge as Prime Minister in his third term, Narendra Modi on Monday signed his first file authorising the release of the 17th installment of the PM Kisan Nidhi funds amounting to nearly Rs 20,000 crore, which will benefit around 9.3 crore farmers.

After signing on to the release of funds, Modi said, “Ours is a government fully committed to ‘kisan kalyan’ (farmers’ welfare). It is, therefore, fitting that the first file signed on taking charge is related to it. We want to keep working even more for farmers and the agriculture sector in the times to come.”

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The decision signifies the government’s commitment to farmers’ welfare following the ruling National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) poll win, albeit with some setback, especially in parts of rural India.

Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a 72-member Union Council of Ministers.