Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) provides income support to the families of all landholding farmers in the country to meet their financial needs for purchase of various inputs related to agriculture and allied activities as well as household needs. To provide a central sector plan.
PM Kisan next installment: Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 16th installment of PM Kisan Yojana to all eligible farmers on February 28, 2024. The value of the installment amount was more than Rs 21,000 crore which was given to more than 9 crore beneficiary farmers.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is a scheme to provide income support to all landholding farmer families in the country to meet their financial needs for purchase of various inputs related to agriculture and allied activities as well as household needs. There is a central sector plan.
Under the PM-Kisan initiative, eligible farmers receive Rs 2,000 every four months, totaling Rs 6,000 per year.
According to PM Kisan website, ‘eKYC is mandatory for PMKISAN registered farmers. OTP based eKYC is available on PMKISAN portal or nearest CSC centers can be contacted for biometric based eKYC.
Note that if any member of the family is an income tax payer in the previous assessment year, they are not eligible for the benefits of the scheme.
Keep this in mind
The 17th installment of PM Kisan will be available only to those people whose land records, Aadhaar seeding of bank accounts and eKYC have been completed on the PM Kisan portal.
When will the beneficiaries get the 17th installment of PM Kisan?
According to PM Kisan Yojana, it is released every four months, i.e. every year in three installments in April-July, August-November and December-March. The funds are immediately deposited into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
Since the 16th installment was released in February, the 17th installment can be expected any time in May. At present the date of release of the next installment has not been decided.
How to update eKYC online? (PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana)
-Visit the official website of PM-Kisan.
-Click on the eKYC option available on the right side of the page.
-Enter Aadhar card number, captcha code and click on search.
-Enter the mobile number linked to Aadhar card.
-Click on ‘Get OTP’ and enter OTP.
