Nearly Rs 12,000 cr deposited in accounts of more than 2 cr farmers in UP: PM Modi

Feb 29, 2020

Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of Bundelkhand Expressway in Chitrakoot on February 29. PM Modi also launched Farmers Producer Organisations (FPOs) all over the country. Addressing the public gathering, PM said, “Nearly Rs 12,000 crores have been deposited in the accounts of more than 2 crore farmer families of UP, including Chitrakoot. You can imagine, Rs 50,000 crores in just one year (all over India), that too directly in the bank accounts, without middlemen and discrimination.” The 296-kilometre long expressway will provide a four-lane access-controlled route in UP.