Marking the government’s continued commitment to farmers’ welfare, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to release the 17th installment of the PM-Kisan scheme in Varanasi. Costing Rs.20,000 crore to benefit 9.3 crore people.
As per this scheme, eligible farmers get Rs 2,000 every four months, which amounts to an annual total of Rs 6,000. These funds are disbursed to farmers in three installments each year: April-July, August-November, and December-March, directly deposited into their bank accounts.
This scheme was announced during the Interim Budget 2019 by then Finance Minister Piyush Goyal and subsequently, it was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In order to get the installments, first, farmers should complete their e-KYC, as it is necessary.
‘eKYC is MANDATORY for PMKISAN Registered Farmers. OTP-based eKYC is available on the PMKISAN Portal, or the nearest CSC centers may be contacted for Biometric-based eKYC.’ says scheme’s official website.
However, if you have any doubts regarding your status as a beneficiary, here are the following the steps to be followed for the same.
In additon, if you want to check your name, Follow these four steps.
For further details, call these helpline numbers- 155261 and 011-24300606.
To register for PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana scheme, here are the following steps: –
2. Then, select on ‘New Farmer Registration’ and register your Aadhar Card Number and complete captcha.
3. Fill Up the Necessary Details and select ‘Yes’
4. Then in PM-Kisan application form 2024, enter the information asked.
5. Last, for future use, save the information and take out the printout.
Introduced in the year 2018 by NDA government, The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) Yojana aims to support landholding farmers by giving them financial assistance for agricultural and other associated activities.
Under this scheme, registered and eligible farmers get Rs 2,000 every four months, which amounts to Rs 6,000 annually.
While releasing the 17th release of PM-kisan scheme, PM Narendra Modi said, ‘Ours is a government fully committed to ‘kisan kalyan’ (farmers’ welfare). It is, therefore, fitting that the first file signed on taking charge is related to it. We want to keep working even more for farmers and the agriculture sector in the times to come.’