PM-KISAN 17th instalment worth Rs 20,000 crore: Are you eligible?

PM-KISAN 17th instalment worth Rs 20,000 crore: Are you eligible?

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi on Tuesday during which he is expected to release the 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme worth Rs 20,000 crore. The Centre has disbursed funds worth Rs 3.054 lakh crore since the start of the PM-KISAN Scheme to more than 11 crore eligible farmers since its launch in 2019. The cut-off date for eligibility under PM-KISAN is February 1, 2019. Only transfer of ownership on account of death will be considered eligible under the scheme.

Shri @narendramodi, Hon’ble Prime Minister, will release the 17th installment of the Govt. of India’s flagship scheme PM-Kisan on June 18, 2024, from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

For live coverage of Kisan Sammelan 👉 https://t.co/R6kcwI4ikZ#agrigoi #PMKisan17thInstallment pic.twitter.com/6w2YkG5xK4

— Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India (@MinOfCooperatn) June 17, 2024

What is PM-KISAN Scheme?

Under the PM-KISAN Scheme, eligible farmer families are entitled to a 4-monthly payment of Rs 2,000, totalling RS 6,00 per year. As of date, the Centre has released 16 instalments of the PM-KISAN Scheme. The Centre defines a farmer family as husband, wife and minor kids.

PM-KISAN eligibility

The scheme is available to all farmers irrespective of the size of their landholdings if they have cultivable landholdings in their name. However, the following farmers are not eligible under the scheme including institutional landholders.

The following are also not eligible — Farmer families one or more of whose members are:

Holder of the constitutional post (past or present)
Former or present minister, Lok Sabha MP, Rajya Sabha MP, MLA, member of legislative council, former or present mayor, chairperson of district panchayat.
Retired or serving officer of the government
Pensioner
Income Taxpayer
Professionals such as doctors, engineers, lawyers, CA or architect

How to check PM-Kisan beneficiary status

Visit PM Kisan’s official website
Scroll to beneficiary page
Click on the beneficiary status
Key in Aadhaar number/ Account number
Select ‘get data’
View beneficiary status

How to complete KYC for PM-KISAN

Visit PM Kisan wesbite
Select e-KYC option
Enter Aadhaar number
Enter the registered mobile number
Enter OTP received on your registered phone number
Complete KYC

You can also visit the nearest Common Service Centre/ State Seva Kendra and use your Aadhaar card as well as your registered mobile number to complete KYC using biometrics.

 

 

 PM-KISAN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to release the 17th instalment worth Rs 20,000 crore of the PM Kisan Scheme on Wednesday. Check your eligibility.  Biz News Business News – Personal Finance News, Share Market News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Exchange News Today