PM Modi launches government's ambitious income-transfer scheme, PM-KISAN.New Delhi: With the click of a mouse that will initiate millions of cash transfers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi  launches the government's ambitious income-transfer scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), at a farmers' rally in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur.

It is the cash-transfer scheme for small and marginal farmers.

It is a major populist step by the Modi government to offset a challenging spell of rural crisis brought on by unprofitable sales of farm commodities.PM Modi will latter visit the ongoing Kumbh at Prayagraj.

At the Kumbh, he will participate in the Swachh Kumbh Swachh Aabhaar event, organized by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

The Prime Minister will distribute the Swachh Kumbh Swachh Aabhaar awards to 'Safai karmacharis' (sanitation employees), 'swachhagrahis', police personnel and 'naviks' (boatmen).

"There will also be the digital announcement of Swachh Seva Samman Benefits package," said the statement issued by Prime Minister's Office.PM will later address the gathering.The Prime Minister will take a bath at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj and also interact with sanitation employees.PM Modi addresses nation with his monthly radio show, Mann ki baatHere are the highlights of PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat: People are angry after the Pulwama attack but this anger needs to be directed towards ending terrorismThere's angst in all our hearts.

I salute the soldiers who sacrificed their lives.Their sacrifice will motivate us and strengthen our resolveAfter the martyrdom of the heroic soldiers, the inspiring words of their families have given a new thrust to the courage of the whole nationIn Bihar's Bhagalpur, the father of the martyr Ratan Thakur, Ramniranji, in this hour of grief, has displayed such spirit which inspires all of usWhen the body of the martyr Vijay Shoren, wrapped in tricolor, reached Jharkhand's Gulla, his innocent son said that even he would join the army.

The spirit of this innocent is reflective of what every child in the country is feeling today.Such sentiments can be seen at the homes of the soldiers who lost their lives.

UP chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked PM Modi for the scheme.

He tweeted: PM  Modi will launch the Rs.

75,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur today.The centre had announced the PM-KISAN scheme in the interim Budget 2019-20.

Under this programme, Rs.

6,000 will be paid to 12 crore small and marginal farmers holding cultivable land of up to two hectares per year in three instalments.The scheme is seen as a part of the government's effort to address farm distress caused by lower sales of foodgrain, oilseeds, sugarcane, cotton and horticulture crops.

The funds will be electronically transferred to the bank accounts of beneficiaries through a pattern similar to MGNREGS.PM Modi will also distribute certificates among select farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme and interact with select beneficiaries through video conferencing at the Gorakhpur event.

The first instalment will be delivered by the Prime Minister to approximately 1.7 crore farmers.