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The government disbursed a total of Rs 20,500 crores into the accounts of over 9.7 crore farmers registered in the PM Kisan Yojana in the 20th instalment.
Farmers await the 21st instalment of the PM Kisan scheme. (Photo Credit: X)
Launched on December 1, 2018, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana or PM Kisan Yojana is a central government scheme that provides financial assistance to farmers in India. The scheme gives eligible farmers Rs 6,000 on an annual basis, distributed in three equal instalments directly into their registered bank accounts.
In August, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Indian government transferred the 20th instalment of the PM Kisan Yojana worth Rs 2,000 into the bank accounts of all the beneficiaries. The government transferred a total of Rs 20,500 crores into the accounts of over 9.7 crore farmers registered in the scheme. Farmers are now awaiting the 21st instalment of the PM Kisan Yojana to continue their farming services.
PM Kisan Yojana 21st Instalment
The upcoming 21st instalment of the PM Kisan Yojana will take the total disbursement under the scheme past Rs 3.9 lakh crores that the government has already given to the farmers since the assistance was introduced. Not all farmers of India, however, will receive the 21st instalment of the scheme, which is due to only the eligible citizens who fulfil the necessary conditions required.
To be the eligible recipient of the PM Kisan Yojana’s benefits, the applicant should: (a) have agricultural land which is (b) registered in the name of the applicant before 1/2/2019, and (c) a bank account linked to Aadhaar and NPCI (DBT Enabled).
Which Farmers Are Not Eligible For The PM Kisan Yojana?
– Farmers with a family member who is already a beneficiary of this scheme.
– Those who do not have their own cultivable land.
– Whose age is less than 18 years as of 01.02.2019
– Owner of an institutional land.
– If the applicant or the other family members are NRIs.
– Farmer whose family members are holding constitutional posts.
– If the farmer has family members who have been or are ministers in the central or state government.
– Whose family member has been the Chairman of Zilla Parishad, Mayor of Municipal Corporation/present/former member of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Legislature.
– Farmers with family members working/retired officers/employees of Central/State Government departments and regional offices/public undertakings/present/former officers and employees (except Class IV employees) of any government attached/autonomous institution.
– One whose family members are retired employees of the institute mentioned above with a monthly pension of Rs 10,000 or more (except fourth-class employees).
– Farmer whose family member has paid income tax in the previous financial year.
– One with a family member registered with a professional body related to a Doctor/Engineer/Lawyer/Chartered Accountant/Architect and currently practising.
Eligible farmers can register for the PM Kisan Yojana using its official portal, i.e. pmkisan.gov.in.
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