Modi to release 20th installment of PM-Kisan from Varanasi today
Narendra Modi
will on Saturday disburse the 20th installment of the PM-Kisan scheme from Varanasi, injecting Rs 20,500 crore into the accounts of 9.7 crore farmers nationwide.
Aug 2 — the day of release of the 20th installment — will be observed as the 'PM-Kisan Day'. Under the scheme, financial assistance of Rs 6,000 per year is transferred to the bank accounts — in three equal installments, every four months — of landholder farmers' families across the country through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
PM Modi is set to visit his parliamentary constituency for the 51st time on Saturday, where he'll address a public gathering and launch 54 projects valued at Rs 2,183 crore through foundation-laying and inauguration ceremonies.
Before addressing a public gathering, the Prime Minister is set to launch 54 projects valued at Rs 2,183 crore. The initiatives include the inauguration of 14 completed projects worth Rs 565 crore and the foundation-laying ceremony for 38 new development projects worth Rs 1,618 crore.
Among 38 projects for which PM Modi will lay the foundation, the major one is the widening of Dalmandi Road to facilitate pilgrims thronging Kashi Vishwanath Dham on roads, including between Maidagin and Godowlia.
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After this, the PM will distribute various assistive devices and limbs to the Divyang and the elderly. Divisional commissioner S Rajalingam said that the transfer of Rs 20,500 crore as the 20th installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi into the bank accounts of 9.7 crore farmers of the country, including 2.21 lakh farmers in Kashi, is also proposed at this event. The formal launching of the registration portal for the annual 'Kashi Sansad Khel Pratiyogita' will also be done by the PM, he added.
Regarding preparations for the PM's visit, Rajalingam said that all arrangements have been finalised at the public meeting venue at Banoli village of Kalikadham in the Sevapuri assembly area.
Commissioner of Police Mohit Agrawal, overseeing the final preparations for the PM's visit, stated that all arrangements for security, crowd, and traffic management are in place. Traffic restrictions on the route to the Sevapuri public meeting venue will be enforced from early morning until the VIPs depart.
The CP said that rooftop duty is being ensured in the areas around the event venue and on the VVIP route, with monitoring via CCTV and drones. Police personnel on VVIP duty are prohibited from using mobile phones at the duty point, and no person without a pass will be allowed entry into the restricted area. Gazetted officers involved in VVIP duty should brief police personnel at the duty point about the sensitivity of their duty.
All attendees at the event venue will undergo thorough security screening. Temporary parking facilities have been arranged near the event venue, with checkered plates in place to handle rain. To ensure smooth traffic flow, vehicles will not be allowed to park on roads. A motorcycle squad and additional personnel have been deployed for effective traffic management. Senior officers will be equipped with sufficient ropes for crowd control
Traffic officials announced that the Kachhwa-Kapsethi-Babatpur road will be restricted to vehicles carrying the public meeting participants only. Other vehicles will be diverted via Ring Road to Harhua crossing through Rakhauna. To manage the influx, five designated parking zones have been set up for different categories of vehicles.
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