Prime Minister Narendra Modi facilitated disbursal of Rs.12,000 crore to 6-crore farmers in one go under the government's flagship PM-Kisan scheme, taking the total amount transferred to about Rs.42,000 crore so far this fiscal. The Centre may be able to save about 40% of the budgeted Rs.75,000 crore as the total pay out under the scheme is seen at about Rs.45,000 crore in 2019-20.