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Govt has already released the PM Kisan’s 21st installment for flood and landslide-affected farmers of Jammu and Kashmir. Here’s when others are expected to receive the tranche.
PM Kisan 21st Installment Date.
PM Kisan 21st Installment Date 2025: The central government supports farmers through various schemes to boost agricultural productivity and raise growers’ income. One such scheme is PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, under which the Centre provides Rs 6,000 in a year to eligible farmers through direct benefits transfer (DBT) in three installments. So far, the government has released 20 installments.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 20th installment in August, benefitting over 9.8 crore farmers, including 2.4 crore female farmers. This installment was delayed as against the expectations in June. As the installment is generally released every four month, farmers expect the next tranche, 21st installment, this month.
The 19th installment was released in February, 18th installment in October 2024, and 17th installment in June 2024.
What Is PM Kisan Scheme?
Under the PM Kisan scheme, eligible farmers get Rs 2,000 every four months, which is Rs 6,000 annually. The money is provided each year in three instalments — April-July, August-November and December-March. The fund is directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
The scheme was announced in the Interim Budget 2019 by then finance minister Piyush Goyal and was later launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It has now become the world’s biggest Direct Benefit Transfer scheme.
When Will Farmers Receive 21th Installment Of PM Kisan Scheme?
According to reports, the next installment (21th installment) of the PM Kisan scheme was expected to be released before Diwali. However, the official date has not been announced yet. So, farmers might receive the next tranche of Rs 2,000 in November.
It in 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.
Meanwhile, it is necessary for the farmers to check eligibility, complete KYC, and check beneficiary status. They also need to apply if they have not so far.
Who Is Eligible For PM Kisan Scheme?
In order to be eligible for the PM-Kisan’s 19th installment, a person needs to fulfill below mentioned conditions:
- Indian citizen
- Owns cultivable land
- Should be a small or marginal farmer
- Not be a retiree who receives a pension of at least Rs 10,000 per month
- Not have filed for income tax
- Not be an institutional landholder.
PM Kisan Scheme e-KYC
To receive the installments, the farmers need to complete their e-KYC. According to the scheme’s official website, “eKYC is MANDATORY for PMKISAN Registered Farmers. OTP-based eKYC is available on the PMKISAN Portal, or the nearest CSC centres may be contacted for Biometric-based eKYC”.
PM Kisan: How To Check Beneficiary Status?
1) Visit the official website — https://pmkisan.gov.in/.
2) Now, click on the tab ‘Know Your Status’ on the right side of the page
3) Enter your registration number and fill Captcha Code, and select ‘Get Data’ option
Your beneficiary status will come up on the screen.
PM-Kisan: Check Your Name in Beneficiary List
Step 1: Visit PM Kisan official website https://pmkisan.gov.in/
Step 2: Click on the ‘Beneficiary list’ tab.
Step 3: Select details from the drop-down such as select state, district, sub-district, block, and village
Step 4: Click on the ‘Get report’ tab
After this, the beneficiary list will be displayed.
You can call on the helpline numbers — 155261 and 011-24300606.
How To Apply For PM Kisan Samman Nidhi?
Step 1: Visit https://pmkisan.gov.in/
Step 2: Click on ‘New Farmer Registration’ and enter Aadhaar number and fill the captcha
Step 3: Enter the required details and click on ‘Yes’
Step 4: Fill in the information asked in the PM-Kisan application form, save it and take a printout for future reference.
Haris is Deputy News Editor (Business) at news18.com. He writes on various issues related to personal finance, markets, economy and companies. Having over a decade of experience in financial journalism, Haris h…Read More
Haris is Deputy News Editor (Business) at news18.com. He writes on various issues related to personal finance, markets, economy and companies. Having over a decade of experience in financial journalism, Haris h… Read More
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