Basanthkanda, Oct. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dedicated and laid the foundation stones for various development projects worth over Rs.14,000 crore to the nation from Banaskantha district.

On the occasion of the national-level celebration of PM Kisan Utsav Diwas, he released the 24th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), transferring financial assistance directly to farmers' bank accounts across the country.

The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre (BBBRC), the new potato expansion facility and the UHT-ASRS facility of Banas Dairy through virtual means. He also performed the ground-breaking ceremony for two new compressed biogas plants of Banas Dairy at...