Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (February 28) disbursed the 16th installment of the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme (PM-KISAN) in Yavatmal, Maharashtra. Approximately 9 crore beneficiaries, consisting of farmers across the nation, will receive the direct transfer of funds under this Centre-led initiative.
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The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to farmers and support their livelihoods.
Under the PM-KISAN scheme, all landholding farmers' families are provided the financial benefit of ₹6,000 per annum, payable in three equal instalments of ₹2,000.
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 for the transfer amount to the targeted beneficiaries is borne by the Centre.
Here are the steps to check the name in the new beneficiary list:
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 installment will be displayed
Farmers enrolled under the PM-KISAN scheme are encouraged to complete their eKYC (electronic Know Your Customer) process, as it has been made mandatory for all registered beneficiaries.
The eKYC process can be carried out through OTP (One-Time Password) on the PM-KISAN portal.
(Edited by : Ajay Vaishnav)
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