Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the government of India has transferred one lakh 82 thousand crore rupees till date to the farmers' accounts under the PM KISAN Samman Nidhi yojana.<br />''<br />''Speaking virtually in an event organised by a private TV channel in Odisha today, Mr. Tomar said the union government has been making all efforts for the welfare of the farmers. Describing the Farmers Producers Organisations as a big platform for the small farmers, Mr. Tomar said that the 10 thousand FPOs will be quite beneficial for the farmers.<br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports, Describing agriculture as the backbone of the Indian economy, the Union Agriculture Minister said that agriculture has always stood with the nation whenever there was a crisis.<br />''<br />''Acknowledging the immense contribution of the farmers Mr. Tomar said when the economies across the world were badly bruised during the pandemic, the agriculture sector rose to the country's expectation thereby proving its continuing relevance in the context of the Indian economy.<br />''<br />''Stating that India is one of the top 10 countries in terms of export volume of agrarian products, he said, efforts are being made to put India among the top five, by ensuring the qualitative standard of the agricultural products.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Contextually, the Minister also underlined the need of maintaining soil health and said that the wellbeing of the soil, the villages and the country are all closely interlinked. </span><br />