Government made cash transfer of 220000 crore under PM KISAN

The government made cash transfer of 220000 crore under the PM KISAN scheme Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.The Finance Minister asserted that the mission of the government is to achieve knowledge driven economy.She further said Indian economy has become more formalised as witnessed by significant enhancement in digital payments.Initiatives such as PM KSIAN PM Fasal Bima Yojana and forming agriculture infrastructure fund have provided much needed support to the sector.At the same time the role of digital infrastructure in socio economic development has gathered increased importance and India positioned itself strongly as a knowledge hub.