Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
प्रधानमंत्री किसान सम्मान निधि
Quick answer
PM-KISAN gives land-holding farmer families income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid directly into their bank accounts in three equal installments of ₹2,000. Twenty-three installments have been released so far; the 24th has not yet been announced.
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Researched by Mirza Seraj BaigFacts last checked against official sources on 15 September 2026- What you get
- ₹6,000 per year per farmer family, released in three equal installments of ₹2,000 each, transferred directly to the Aadhaar-seeded bank account of the beneficiary.
- Who it is for
- Land-holding farmer families across India. For this scheme, a family means husband, wife and minor children.
- Implemented by
- Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
- Coverage
- Central scheme — available across India
- Official portal
- pmkisan.gov.in ↗
- Helpline
- 155261 (24×7 IVRS helpline)
PM-KISAN guides
Next installment date
The 23rd installment was paid on 20 June 2026. The 24th has no official date yet. Here is every release so far, the pattern behind them, and what to fix before the next one.
Beneficiary status
Know Your Status on the official portal shows every installment paid to you and the three flags that decide whether the next one comes. Here is how to read it and what to do about each No.
e-KYC
e-KYC is mandatory for every installment. There are three official ways to do it — including one that needs no OTP and no fingerprint — and each suits a different situation.
Beneficiary list
The portal publishes the beneficiary list down to village level. Here is how to open your village's list, what it shows, and what to do if your name is missing.
Latest PM-KISAN updates
Cabinet approves PM-KISAN from 2026-27 to 2030-31
The Union Cabinet approved continuing the scheme for the five years from 2026-27 to 2030-31, with an outlay of ₹3.15 lakh crore. Eligible farmer families keep receiving ₹6,000 a year in three equal installments.
23rd installment released from Tarakeswar, Hooghly (West Bengal)
The Prime Minister released the 23rd installment: over ₹18,984 crore to more than 9.49 crore farmers, according to the Cabinet release of 31 July 2026. Over ₹4.46 lakh crore has been disbursed since the scheme began in 2019.
Source: 23rd Instalment of PM-KISAN — Press Information Bureau
22nd installment released from Guwahati (Assam)
Around ₹18,640 crore was transferred to nearly 9.32 crore farmers, including more than 2.15 crore women, through Direct Benefit Transfer.
Source: 22nd Instalment of PM-KISAN — Press Information Bureau
21st installment released from Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
₹18,000 crore reached about 9 crore farmers. PIB restated the condition for payment: land details seeded on the portal, the bank account seeded with Aadhaar, and e-KYC completed.
Source: 21st Instalment of PM-KISAN — Press Information Bureau, 19 November 2025
20th installment released from Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Over 9.7 crore farmers received approximately ₹20,500 crore. Before this release, ₹3.69 lakh crore had been transferred across the first 19 installments.
Source: 20th Instalment of PM-KISAN — Press Information Bureau, 1 August 2025
Who is eligible for PM-KISAN?
Land-holding farmer families across India. For this scheme, a family means husband, wife and minor children. 6 groups are excluded — they are listed below.
- The family must be a land-holding farmer family — that is, it owns cultivable land in its name.
- A family is defined as husband, wife and minor children. Only one benefit is paid per family.
- Eligible farmers are identified by the State Government or UT administration under the scheme guidelines.
- Aadhaar-based e-KYC must be completed, and land details must be seeded on the portal, for an installment to be released.
Who is not eligible for PM-KISAN?
These exclusions are as important as the eligibility rules — an application that falls into any of the categories below will be rejected or the benefit later recovered.
- Institutional land holders.
- Holders of constitutional posts, and serving or former ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs, mayors and district panchayat chairpersons.
- Serving or retired officers and employees of central or state government, PSUs and government autonomous bodies — except Group D / Multi Tasking Staff.
- Pensioners drawing a monthly pension of ₹10,000 or more, except Group D / Multi Tasking Staff.
- Anyone who paid income tax in the last assessment year.
- Registered professionals such as doctors, engineers, lawyers, chartered accountants and architects, and their families.
Which documents are required for PM-KISAN?
Keep these 5 documents ready before you apply.
- Aadhaar card (mandatory — used for e-KYC and payment)
- Land ownership records / khatauni as recognised by the state revenue department
- Bank account details with IFSC, seeded with Aadhaar
- Mobile number linked to Aadhaar (for OTP-based e-KYC; face authentication in the app works without it)
- Citizenship and category details as required by the state
How do you apply for PM-KISAN?
Applying takes 5 steps, set out below. The official portal is pmkisan.gov.in.
Open the official PM-KISAN portal
Go to pmkisan.gov.in. Registration is free — never pay an agent to enrol you.
Choose New Farmer Registration
Select whether you are a rural or urban farmer, then enter your Aadhaar number, mobile number and state, and complete the captcha.
Fill in your land and bank details
Enter your personal details, land holding details exactly as they appear in your revenue record, and your Aadhaar-seeded bank account.
Complete e-KYC
e-KYC is mandatory. Do it with OTP on the portal or the PM-KISAN mobile app, with face authentication in the app, or with biometrics at a Common Service Centre.
Wait for state verification
Your state or UT administration verifies your land records and eligibility. Only after verification is your name added to the beneficiary list. You can track a self-registered application on the portal.
How do you check your PM-KISAN status?
Checking your status takes 3 steps, set out below.
Open Know Your Status on the portal
The Know Your Status page shows your registration, e-KYC, land seeding and Aadhaar–bank seeding flags, and the installments paid to you.
Enter your registration number
Enter your PM-KISAN registration number and the captcha, then verify the OTP sent to your registered mobile. If you do not know the number, use Know Your Registration No. with your Aadhaar or mobile number.
Read the three flags
e-KYC, land seeding and Aadhaar–bank seeding each show Yes or No. Any No holds up your installment until it is fixed — see the rejection reasons below for the fix.
- Step-by-step guide: PM Kisan beneficiary status: check payments and the three flags
- Step-by-step guide: PM Kisan beneficiary list: check your village list on the portal
Installment history
Every release so far, newest first, with the date the government announced it. An entry marked “not yet announced” has no official date — any site that gives one is guessing.
| Installment | Released on | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24th | Not yet announced | ₹2,000 | No official date yet. Releases have come roughly every four months; complete e-KYC and land seeding now so you are not skipped when it is announced. |
| 23rd | ₹2,000 | Tarakeswar, Hooghly, West Bengal. Over ₹18,984 crore to more than 9.49 crore farmers. [source] | |
| 22nd | ₹2,000 | Guwahati, Assam. ~₹18,640 crore to ~9.32 crore farmers. [source] | |
| 21st | ₹2,000 | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. ₹18,000 crore to 9 crore farmers. [source] | |
| 20th | ₹2,000 | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. ~₹20,500 crore to over 9.7 crore farmers. [source] | |
| 19th | ₹2,000 | Bhagalpur, Bihar — on the scheme's sixth anniversary. [source] | |
| 18th | ₹2,000 | Washim, Maharashtra. [source] |
- Step-by-step guide: PM Kisan 24th installment date: what is announced, and what is not
Why do PM-KISAN applications get rejected, and how do you fix them?
Most rejections and stuck payments come down to a handful of record mismatches. Find yours below.
- Payment held while the department physically verifies your case
- The portal carries a notice that the department has identified suspected cases falling under the exclusion rules — chiefly farmers who acquired land ownership after 1 February 2019, and families where more than one member is drawing the benefit (husband and wife, or an adult and a minor). Those benefits are withheld until physical verification is finished, not cancelled outright. Check your eligibility status on Know Your Status, or through the Kisan e-Mitra chatbot, to see whether your record is one of them.
- e-KYC shows No
- Complete e-KYC by OTP on the portal or app, by face authentication in the PM-KISAN app (no OTP or fingerprint needed), or by biometrics at a Common Service Centre. Payment resumes from the next installment once the flag turns Yes.
- Land seeding shows No
- Your land record has not been linked to your registration. Contact your state or district nodal officer, or the local agriculture or revenue office, with your khatauni or land record so the state can seed it.
- Aadhaar–bank seeding shows No
- Your bank account is not linked to Aadhaar for Direct Benefit Transfer. Visit your bank branch, ask them to seed Aadhaar to the account and enable it in the NPCI mapper. Post office savings accounts can do the same.
- Name does not match across Aadhaar, land record and bank
- Even a spelling difference stops payment. Get the record corrected at the source that is wrong — the bank, the revenue office, or Aadhaar — so all three match, then use the correction option in Farmers Corner.
- OTP never arrives for e-KYC
- Your mobile number is not linked to Aadhaar. Use face authentication in the PM-KISAN app instead, which needs neither OTP nor fingerprint, or complete biometric e-KYC at a CSC. You can also update the mobile number registered on the portal.
- Marked ineligible after verification
- Check the exclusion list above. Income tax payers, pensioners on ₹10,000 or more a month (Group D and multi-tasking staff excepted), government employees and registered professionals are excluded, and benefits paid to an excluded person are recovered. If you believe the marking is wrong, take proof to your district nodal officer.
- Bank account closed, dormant or changed
- DBT fails if the seeded account is inactive. Reactivate it, or seed a new Aadhaar-linked account through the correction option in Farmers Corner and at your bank.
- Step-by-step guide: PM Kisan e-KYC: OTP, face authentication and biometric methods
Important links
All of these go to the official government portal. Bookmark them — copycat sites with similar names charge for what these do free.
| What you need | Official page |
|---|---|
| Know Your Status e-KYC, land seeding and bank seeding flags, plus every installment paid to you | pmkisan.gov.in/beneficiarystatus_new.aspx ↗ |
| Know Your Registration Number Look it up with your Aadhaar or mobile number | pmkisan.gov.in/KnowYour_Registration.aspx ↗ |
| New Farmer Registration Free. Never pay anyone to register you | pmkisan.gov.in/RegistrationFormupdated.aspx ↗ |
| Status of a self-registered application Track an application you or a CSC submitted | pmkisan.gov.in/FarmerStatus.aspx ↗ |
| About e-KYC (all three methods) | pmkisan.gov.in/KnowAboutEKYC.aspx ↗ |
| Update your mobile number | pmkisan.gov.in/MobileUpdation_Pub.aspx ↗ |
| State and district nodal officers Who to contact for land seeding and verification problems | pmkisan.gov.in/SearchSNODetails.aspx ↗ |
| Helpline and contacts 24×7 IVRS: 155261 | pmkisan.gov.in/contacts.aspx ↗ |
Frequently asked questions
When is the PM Kisan 24th installment coming?
No date has been announced. The 23rd installment was released on 20 June 2026 and releases have come roughly every four months, but the government confirms each one only a few days in advance through the Press Information Bureau. Any site giving a specific date before that is guessing. Use the time to make sure your e-KYC, land seeding and Aadhaar–bank seeding all show Yes.
How much money is given under PM-KISAN and how often?
Eligible farmer families receive ₹6,000 per year, paid in three equal installments of ₹2,000 each, directly into their bank account.
Why has my PM-KISAN installment not arrived?
The most common reasons are incomplete e-KYC, land records not seeded, or a bank account not linked to Aadhaar. Open Know Your Status on pmkisan.gov.in — it shows exactly which of these is pending against your registration number, and the rejection list on this page gives the fix for each.
Why has my PM-KISAN benefit been withheld?
Apart from the usual e-KYC, land-seeding and bank-seeding flags, the department has temporarily withheld payment in cases it suspects fall under the exclusion rules — mainly farmers who acquired land ownership after 1 February 2019, and families in which more than one member is receiving the benefit, such as a husband and wife or an adult and a minor. The portal says these are held until physical verification is complete, so check your own eligibility status on Know Your Status before assuming the payment failed for a technical reason.
Is e-KYC compulsory for PM-KISAN?
Yes. You can complete it with OTP on the portal or app, with face authentication in the PM-KISAN mobile app, or with biometrics at a Common Service Centre.
Can both husband and wife get PM-KISAN separately?
No. The scheme defines a family as husband, wife and minor children, and pays one benefit per family.
Are income tax payers eligible for PM-KISAN?
No. Anyone who paid income tax in the last assessment year is excluded from the scheme, along with their family.
Is there a PM-KISAN helpline?
Yes. The scheme runs a 24×7 IVRS helpline on 155261, through which you can also hear your beneficiary status. Full contact details are on the portal's Contact Us page.
How do I check the PM Kisan beneficiary list for my village?
On pmkisan.gov.in open Farmers Corner and choose Beneficiary List, then select your state, district, sub-district, block and village and click Get Report. The list shows every registered beneficiary in that village who has passed state verification. It does not show whether the latest installment was paid — use Know Your Status for that.
Applying from your state
PM-KISAN is a central scheme, so it is open in every state and union territory. Verification, and the state-issued documents you may be asked for, differ by state.