PM-KISAN Transfers ₹18,690 Crore to More Than 9.34 Crore Farmers

The 24th PM-KISAN instalment puts more than ₹18,690 crore into the bank accounts of over 9.34 crore farmers across India. In Odisha, the transfer covers 35.38 lakh farmers and totals ₹3,000 crore. The scale of the payment makes the state’s share a significant part of a nationwide cash transfer, while its direct deposit mechanism gives beneficiaries access through their bank accounts.

The instalment was released by Narendra Modi from Banaskantha, Gujarat. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi joined the programme virtually from Bhubaneswar, where he addressed farmers at a state-level PM-Kisan Utsav. The event connected the nationwide transfer with its local reach: the central figure was the total sent across India, while the Odisha figure showed how many farmers in the state received support and how much was transferred there.

Direct transfers and state-level context

Majhi said the assistance reached Odisha beneficiaries through direct benefit transfer, or DBT. That method sends money to bank accounts, making the account the point at which recipients can confirm receipt. The article does not give a separate payment schedule, account-level breakdown or district-by-district distribution, so the state total is the clearest available measure of the instalment’s reach in Odisha.

The scale figures describe two different things: the number of people covered and the total value transferred. More than 9.34 crore farmers received the nationwide instalment; 35.38 lakh of them were in Odisha. The corresponding amounts were over ₹18,690 crore nationally and ₹3,000 crore in the state. These figures are reported as stated, without estimating an individual payment from the aggregate totals.

Majhi framed PM-KISAN alongside a wider set of rural measures in Odisha. He cited the state’s CM-Kisan scheme, paddy procurement at ₹3,100 per quintal, the Subhadra Yojana, the Krushi Vidyanidhi scholarship and the PM Dhan-Dhanya Krushi Yojana. His description linked farmer support with procurement, scholarships and other programmes, though no details on eligibility, spending or outcomes for those measures were provided at the event.

For farmers, the practical significance of a direct transfer depends on both the amount received and the timing and reliability of access to it. A bank deposit can provide funds without requiring collection at a separate payment point. The information available here confirms the aggregate transfer and the number of Odisha beneficiaries, but does not specify when each account was credited or what individual farmers planned to do with the funds. Those details would be needed to assess how the instalment affected household costs or farm spending.

Crop losses and agriculture priorities

The programme also took place against a difficult backdrop for some farming communities. Majhi expressed concern about crop losses from recent floods in several districts, including Ganjam and Gajapati. He said affected families would receive assistance after damage assessments and in line with prevailing norms. The account does not provide a count of damaged farms, an estimate of losses or a timetable for those assessments, leaving the scale and timing of further support unresolved.

That distinction matters for farmers facing both a broad cash instalment and localized crop damage. The PM-KISAN figures describe a large transfer across the state; the flood-related assurance concerns families whose losses will depend on assessments. The two forms of support address different circumstances, and the available details do not say how many flood-affected farmers are among the 35.38 lakh beneficiaries.

Majhi also said his administration was working to revive millet cultivation in all 30 districts of Odisha. The statement sets out a statewide ambition, but no acreage target, production figure or implementation timetable was given. Whether the effort changes cultivation patterns will depend on how it reaches farmers across the districts and how progress is measured over time.

At the event, Majhi, Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo and other attendees observed a minute of silence following the death of Kashi Bai, mother of Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Majhi and Singh Deo also conveyed condolences to the family.

The next useful markers are the completion and reach of flood damage assessments, the delivery of any resulting assistance, and concrete progress on the millet effort. For the instalment itself, the headline figures establish the scale of the transfer; district-level and account-level information would show more clearly how that scale translates into support for farming households.