JAMMU, March 13 -- Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Department, Javid Ahmad Dar, today attended the virtual event marking the release of the 22nd instalment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) from the Civil Secretariat here.

The instalment was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who transferred Rs.18,640 crore directly into the bank accounts of 9.32 crore farmers across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer with a single click.

In connection with the nationwide programme, the Union Territory level function was organised at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-Jammu), where "PM-KISAN Utsav Diwas" was c...