PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana / PM Modi's first decision for farmers, released Rs 20,000 crore

After taking oath as PM for the third time, the Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi, has given a big gift to more than 9 crore farmers of the country. Rs 20 thousand crore has been released as the 17th installment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. Farmers were waiting for this installment for a long time. After signing the file, PM Modi said that our government is a government fully committed to farmer welfare.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 10, 2024, 12:33 PM

PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana: After taking oath as PM for the third time, the Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi, has given a big gift to more than 9 crore farmers of the country. Rs 20 thousand crore has been released as the 17th installment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. Farmers were waiting for this installment for a long time. After signing the file, PM Modi said that our government is a government fully committed to farmer welfare. The first file he signed as soon as he took charge was of farmer welfare. We want to keep doing even more work for farmers and agriculture sector in the coming time.

Rs 6000 is available in a year

Launched in 2019, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme provides financial assistance of Rs 6,000 annually to eligible farmers. This amount is distributed in three equal installments of Rs 2,000 every four months, which is deposited directly into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. According to the interim budget, the government has allocated a budget of Rs 1.27 lakh crore for the Ministry of Agriculture for 2024-25, which is slightly more than the financial year 2023-24. The full budget is likely to be announced in July 2024.

The 16th installment was released on 28 February

PM-Kisan Yojana This scheme was launched to meet the domestic needs along with agriculture and related work of all the landholder farmers of the country. This scheme was started in February 2019, but it was made effective from December 2018. Earlier, the Prime Minister of the country had released the 16th installment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi on 28 February. In the 16th installment, more than Rs 21 thousand crore was released to more than 9 crore farmers.

How to check your name in the beneficiary list in PM Kisan

Visit the official website of PM Kisan – https://pmkisan.gov.in/
Click on the ‘Beneficiary List’ tab in the right corner of the page
Select details from the drop-down such as state, district, sub-district, block and village
Click on the ‘Get Report’ tab
The details of the beneficiary list will appear in front of you.
How to update eKYC online
Visit the official website of PM-Kisan
Click on the eKYC option available on the right side of the page
Enter the Aadhaar card number, captcha code and click on search
Enter the mobile number linked to the Aadhaar card
Click on ‘Get OTP’ and enter the OTP in the specific field

How to lodge a complaint

If an eligible farmer who has not received the 16th installment of Rs 2,000 under PM Kisan, he can lodge a complaint at the PM Kisan Helpdesk. You can lodge a complaint from Monday to Friday. You can also register your complaint by sending an email.