PM Kisan FAQ | 13th instalment release date, process to check eligibility and complete KYC, other details

PM Kisan is a central sector scheme that provides income support to all landholding farmers' families in the country to supplement their financial needs for procuring various inputs related to agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic needs.

Under the scheme, the entire financial liability towards transfer of benefit to targeted beneficiaries is borne by the government.

All landholding farmers' families, which have cultivable landholding in their names are eligible to get benefit under the scheme.

Eligible farmers can check the status with these steps.

Step 1: Visit pmkisan.gov.in .

Step 2: Select the option ‘Beneficiary Status’ under the ‘Farmers Corner’ section on the home page.

Step 3: Enter the registered Aadhaar number or bank account number.

Step 4: Click on ‘Get Data’.

Step 5: The status of the instalment will be displayed.

According to the PM Kisan website, "eKYC is MANDATORY for PMKISAN Registered Farmers.

OTP Based eKYC is available on PMKISAN Portal.

Or nearest CSC centres may be contacted for Biometric based eKYC.".

Step 1: Visit PM Kisan's official website and click on the eKYC option.

Step 2: Enter the Aadhaar Card number, captcha code and mobile number linked with the Aadhaar card.

Step 3: Once OTP is received, enter it.

The eKYC will be completed upon successful verification.

PM Kisan eKYC can be done offline using biometric authentication.

This can be done by visiting the nearest Common Service Center (CSC).