PM Releases ₹20500 Cr PM-KISAN Instalment; Launches ₹2200 Cr Development Projects in Varanasi
PM lays the foundation stone and inaugurates the multiple development projects during the public event held at Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh on August 02, 2025.
Varanasi, August 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released the 20th instalment of the PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi, transferring over ₹20,500 crore directly to the bank accounts of 9.7 crore farmers across India. The disbursement pushes the total amount released under the scheme to more than ₹3.90 lakh crore since its inception.
During the event in Varanasi, the Prime Minister also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development works worth ₹2,200 crore, spanning infrastructure, healthcare, tourism, education, sports, and water access.
Key Announcements and Inaugurations:
- PM-KISAN Scheme:
- ₹20,500+ crore transferred to 9.7 crore farmers
- ₹3.90 lakh crore total disbursed since inception
- Over ₹90,000 crore disbursed to farmers in Uttar Pradesh, including ₹900 crore in Varanasi
- Infrastructure:
- Widening of Varanasi–Bhadohi road, construction of multiple railway overbridges, and rural-urban connectivity projects
- Power infrastructure upgrades under Smart Distribution Project and underground cabling worth ₹880 crore
- Tourism & Heritage:
- Redevelopment of 8 riverfront ghats, Kalika Dham works, Durgakund restoration, and upgradation of Munshi Premchand’s ancestral house
- Water Supply:
- Inauguration of 47 Jal Jeevan Mission rural drinking water schemes
- Purification and maintenance work at major kunds like Ramkund and Mandakini
- Education & Health:
- Upgradation of 53 municipal school buildings, new district library
- Installation of robotic surgery and CT scan units at Mahamana Cancer Centre and Homi Bhabha Hospital
- Foundation stone laid for Homeopathic College and Hospital
- Agriculture Focus:
- Launch of Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana with ₹24,000 crore outlay for backward agri-districts
- Additional Highlights:
- Inauguration of synthetic hockey turf, QRT barracks, and multipurpose hall at PAC Ramnagar
- Distribution of 7,400+ assistive aids to elderly and differently abled
- Launch of Kashi Sansad Pratiyogita registration portal for public competitions
