India, June 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will transfer the 23rd instalment under the PM-KISAN scheme, disbursing Rs 18,880 crore directly to over 9.44 crore farmer beneficiaries across the country on June 20.

The transfer will take place during his visit to Hooghly district in West Bengal.

In West Bengal alone, more than 45.35 lakh farmers will receive instalments totalling approximately Rs 907 crore, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.

With this, the cumulative disbursement under the scheme in the state will cross Rs 15,055 crore, while the national total since the scheme's launch in 2019 will surpass Rs 4.46 lakh crore, he said in a statement.

Chouhan said the funds would be routed through Direct Benefit Transfer ...