Mumbai, Oct. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday transferred Rs.1,835 crore to the bank accounts of 91,12,765 farmers in Maharashtra as part of the 24th instalment of the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, state government officials said here. The funds were transferred during a programme addressed by Modi in Banaskantha in neighbouring Gujarat, in which Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took part virtually from his official residence 'Varsha' in south Mumbai, a release from the CMO informed. Farmers have received or saved more than Rs.50 lakh crore over the past several years through various policies of the Union government, the PM said. The government had spent around Rs.16 lakh crore to ensure fertilisers stay affordable. "Jeevan ke antim kshan tak janta ki seva main hi juta rahunga (I will continue to serve the people until my last breath)," Modi said. "There are those who wish to see the country in distress, they actually derive pleasure when the nation faces hardship," he said.P4...