A day after taking the oath for a historic third term at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office on Monday and signed his first file related to the Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.
This file authorizes the release of the 17th installment of the scheme, benefiting 9.3 crore farmers by disbursing approximately Rs 20,000 crores.
After signing the file, PM Modi stated, "Ours is a government fully committed to Kisan Kalyan. It is therefore fitting that the first file signed on taking charge is related to farmer welfare. We want to keep working even more for the farmers and the agriculture sector in the times to come."
On Sunday, Narendra Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister for the third time, equalling Jawaharlal Nehru’s record of three consecutive terms in the top office.
With 72 members including him, Modi’s latest team is larger than the previous two. Contrary to speculation, he had little difficulty assembling the council of ministers despite leading a coalition government.
The TDP and JD (U), in particular, chose not to haggle, as was generally expected after voters denied BJP an absolute majority.
Top leaders from India's neighborhood and the Indian Ocean region, including Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay, and Vice-President of Seychelles Ahmed Afif, were special guests at the function.
In addition to political leaders and eminent persons from various walks of life, members of the transgender community, sanitation workers, and laborers involved in the construction of the new parliament building also attended the swearing-in ceremony of Modi and the new council of ministers.
Nearly 9,000 people were estimated to be present at the forecourts of the Rashtrapati Bhavan to witness the swearing-in ceremony.
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