Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people on ‘Balram jayanti’, ‘Hal Chhath’ and ‘Dau janmotsav’, and said to mark the occasion, he would launch a financing facility of Rs one lakh crore under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
In a series of tweets in Hindi, he extended greetings, especially to the farming community on the occasion.
Hal chhath is a festival dedicated to Balaram, the elder brother of Lord Krishna.
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On Sunday, Modi will also release the sixth instalment of funds of Rs 17,000 crore to 8.5 crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme.
The scheme has also been instrumental in supporting farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic, he noted.
