Punjab got ‘massive’ central funds in last 10 years: Jakhar
Hindustan TimesChandigarh : Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday said that people of the state across all spectrums benefited from “massive” funds provided by the Narendra Modi government during the past 10 years. Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday said that people of the state across all spectrums benefited from “massive” funds provided by the Narendra Modi government during the past 10 years. Addressing a press conference here, Jakhar said the benefits of the “massive” funds disbursed by the Modi government under its flagship and other schemes penetrated right up to the last mile. “For farmers, Kisan Samman Nidhi, Kisan Credit Card scheme, Soil Health Card scheme and subsidy on fertilisers given by the BJP government helped to augment income of farmers in Punjab,” he said, adding, “In the agriculture sector, under the Center’s Kisan Credit Card scheme, nearly 22.5 lakh farmers in Punjab received a whopping ₹56,754 crore in the last 10 years.”
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