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Ready for 2024: Modi sarkar signals poll comfort in Budget
The key highlight of that interim budget was the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) initiative, with an outlay of Rs 75,000 crore. Though the scheme had been in the works, there was a sense of urgency after the state defeats in November-December 2018. PM-Kisan entails the direct transfer of Rs 6,000 to small and marginal farmers.