Gandhinagar, March 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released the 22nd instalment of the "Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana" from Guwahati in Assam and deposited assistance of more than Rs 18,640 crore directly into the bank accounts of 9.32 crore farmers across the country.

Under this, more than Rs 1,028 crore assistance has also been provided to 49.59 lakh farmers of Gujarat under the 22nd instalment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, a release said.

A state-level "PM Kisan Utsav Diwas" programme was organised in Gandhinagar. On this occasion, State Agriculture Minister Jitubhai Vaghani and Minister of State Ramesh Katara were also present.

During the ceremony, assistance under various agriculture and horticulture...