Naidu to Release ‘Annadata Sukhibhava–PM Kisan 3.0’ Aid Today

Vijayawada: In a major Ugadi blessing for farmers, the state government will release financial assistance under the Annadata Sukhibhava-PM Kisan 3.0 scheme on Friday.

Under this initiative, Rs 6,000 each will be deposited in the bank accounts of 46.85 lakh farmers across the state.

The Prime Minister will officially launch the third installment during a program at Surampalli in Gannavaram constituency of Krishna district. At the event to be held on Friday evening, Chandrababu Naidu would interact with farmers and address a public meeting.

According to officials, the third installment will involve an expenditure of Rs 2.676 billion, which will be borne jointly by the Center and the state government.

In this, the state government’s share is Rs 1.874 billion. The aid will be transferred directly to farmers’ accounts as part of the government’s commitment to provide Rs 20,000 annually to every farmer family.

Under the alliance government’s Super-6 promises, farmers are assured Rs 20,000 per year through a combination of Rs 6,000 from the Center and Rs 14,000 from the state government under the PM-Kisan scheme. The aid will be distributed in three installments.

Earlier, the government released Rs 3.174 billion as the first installment on August 2, 2025 and gave a loan of Rs 7,000 to each of the beneficiaries. The second installment of Rs 7,000 crore each amounting to Rs 3.135 billion was paid on November 19, 2025. With Friday’s installment of Rs 6,000, the government will complete its promised annual support of Rs 20,000 per farmer.

With the third installment, the government will provide financial assistance totaling 8.985 billion rupees to farmers within a year, officials said. In this, the state’s contribution was 6,560 billion rupees and the Centre’s share was 2,425 billion rupees.

According to the schedule, the CM will reach Suramalli at 4.20 pm. He would interact with farmers from 4.25 pm to 4.55 pm before attending the public meeting at 5 pm. There he would officially announce the release of funds.