Reported by, Oct. 31 -- Mrinal Banik

Agartala: Tripura Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken several initiatives to empower farmers and make them self-reliant, citing the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme as one of the key measures.

Speaking at a state-level programme organised at Prajna Bhawan to mark the release of the scheme's 24th installment, Nath said Rs 44.24 crore would be transferred directly to the bank accounts of 2,21,220 eligible farmers in Tripura.

He said eligible farmers receive Rs 6,000 annually under the scheme in three installments of Rs 2,000 each.

Around 9.5 crore farmers across the country received a total of Rs 18,680 crore under the 24th instal...