PM Kisan: Are you eligible for Rs 2,000?

PM Kisan 21st Installment Date: Farmers are awaiting the next installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. As the 21st installment is expected to be released soon, farmers are advised to check their eligibility

for the PM Kisan scheme. The government has laid down a few conditions to be eligible to receive the PM Kisan benefit.

PM Kisan 21st Installment Date: Who Is Eligible?

To qualify for the PM Kisan’s 20th installment, one must:

Be a citizen of India
Own cultivable land
Be a small or marginal farmer
Not be a pensioner receiving Rs 10,000 or more per month
Not have filed income tax
Not be an institutional landholder.

PM Kisan 21st Installment Date: Who Is Not Eligible?

According to PM Kisan’s portal, the agriculture department has identified certain suspected cases that may fall under the exclusion criteria outlined in the scheme guidelines. These include, for example:

Farmers who acquired land ownership after 01-02-2019,
Cases where more than one family member is receiving benefits (e.g., both husband and wife, an adult member and minor, etc.).

“The benefits for such cases have been temporarily withheld till physical verification is completed. Farmers are requested to check their eligibility status on Know Your Status (KYS) of PM KISAN website/ mobile app or Kisan eMitra chatbot for further details,” according to the PM Kisan portal.

PM Kisan: How To Check Beneficiary Status?

Visit https://pmkisan.gov.in
Click on ‘Know Your Status’
Enter your registration number or Aadhaar number
Check whether your name is on the beneficiary list
Also ensure that your eKYC is completed, as it is mandatory for installment release.

How To Complete e-KYC?

e-KYC (Electronic Know Your Customer) is mandatory for all PM Kisan beneficiaries. Without it, your name may be dropped from the beneficiary list.

You can complete e-KYC in three simple ways:

OTP-Based e-KYC: If your Aadhaar is linked to your mobile number, visit PM Kisan’s website and verify using the OTP.

Biometric e-KYC: Visit your nearest Common Service Centre (CSC) for fingerprint authentication.

Facial Authentication: A special facility for senior citizens and physically challenged farmers is now available at CSCs, allowing e-KYC through facial recognition.

As per the scheme’s official website, “eKYC is MANDATORY for PMKISAN Registered Farmers.”

PM Kisan 21st Installment Date: When Will It Be Announced?

According to reports, the next installment (21st installment) of the PM Kisan scheme is expected to be released in the first half of November. However, the official date has not been announced yet.

It is important to note that the government has already released the 21st installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM Kisan) scheme for flood and landslide-affected farmers of Jammu and Kashmir.

Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on October 7 released the installment in advance through video conferencing from Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. Under this release, Rs 171 crore has been directly transferred to the bank accounts of 8.55 lakh farmers, including over 85,000 women farmers in Jammu and Kashmir. With this, farmers in the Union Territory have received a cumulative Rs 4,052 crore under PM Kisan so far.

What Is The PM Kisan Scheme?

Launched in 2019 after being announced in the Interim Budget by then Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, the PM Kisan scheme has become the world’s largest DBT scheme. Under it, eligible farmers receive Rs 2,000 every four months totaling Rs 6,000 annually in the following cycles — April-July, August-November, and December-March.

The money is deposited directly into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.

How To Apply For PM Kisan Samman Nidhi?