PM Kisan 16th installment of Rs 21,000 crore released to more than 9 crore beneficiaries; How to check status online

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 16th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme worth over Rs 21,000 crore to more than 9 crores farmers on February 28, 2024, during his visit in Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The amount is transferred to the beneficiary bank account through DBT.

How to do eKYC for PM Kisan scheme: Here are 3 ways

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.”

What is the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme?

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is one of the world’s largest Direct Benefit Transfer schemes. Eligible farmer families who have registered under the scheme all throughout the nation will receive a monetary reward of Rs 6,000/-per year, paid into their bank accounts in three equal installments every four months using the Direct reward Transfer (DBT) method.

To receive the instalment amount, beneficiary farmers' Aadhaar should be linked to their bank accounts. eKYC and seeding of Aadhaar with operational bank accounts are required. A mobile application featuring facial authentication-based e-KYC has been developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to help farmers complete e-KYC in PM KISAN. Farmers can use this application to complete their own e-KYC and to help 100 other farmers in their neighbourhood complete e-KYC from the comfort of their homes.

PM-KISAN AI Chatbot (Kisan e-Mitra)

This function would give farmers a one-stop shop to resolve any complaints they may have about the PM-KISAN program. The chatbot is integrated with Bhashini and provides voice and text help in local languages including Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Odia, and English.

How to do eKYC
(i) OTP Based e-KYC (available on PM-KISAN Portal and Mobile App)
(ii) Biometric based e-KYC (available at Common Service Centres (CSCs) and State Seva Kendra (SSKs))
(iii) Face authentication-based e-KYC (available on PM KISAN Mobile app which is used by millions of farmers).

How to check your name in the beneficiary list in PM KISAN
Step 1: Visit PM Kisan official website - https://pmkisan.gov.in/
Step 2: Click on the 'Beneficiary list' tab in the right corner of the page
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
Details of the beneficiary list will be displayed.