80-year-old farmer Durga Prasad, a beneficiary of PM Narendra Modi's farmers' welfare program, receives $72/year.

80-year-old farmer Durga Prasad receives $72/year through a farmers' welfare program started and branded by India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. A local official from Modi's BJP party asked Prasad about the benefits, emphasizing the direct link between the PM and the aid. Such handouts form a significant part of Modi's mass appeal, particularly for the 95% of Indians earning too little to file income taxes.