PM Kisan frequently asked questions

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi is a Central Sector scheme that gives income support to farmer families who own cultivable land. It is fully funded by the Government of India.

₹6,000 a year per eligible family, paid in three equal installments of ₹2,000 every four months, directly into an Aadhaar-seeded bank account.

It took effect from 1 December 2018 and was launched by the Prime Minister on 24 February 2019.

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare runs it centrally. State and Union Territory governments identify and verify eligible farmers.

Yes. In July 2026 the Union Cabinet approved its continuation from 2026-27 to 2030-31 with an outlay of ₹3.15 lakh crore.

No. The benefit is ₹6,000 a year. In August 2025 the Government told Parliament that no proposal to increase it was under consideration.

All farmer families that own cultivable land recorded in their names, subject to the exclusions. Read the eligibility guide.

Husband, wife and minor children who own cultivable land as per the land records.

No. Since 1 June 2019 the scheme covers all landholding farmer families irrespective of the size of their holdings.

Institutional landholders, and families where any member holds or held a constitutional post; is or was a Minister, MP, MLA, MLC, Mayor or District Panchayat Chairperson; is a serving or retired government, PSU, autonomous body or regular local body employee (except Group D, Class IV and Multi Tasking Staff); is a pensioner drawing ₹10,000 or more a month (same exception); paid income tax in the last assessment year; or is a practising registered doctor, engineer, lawyer, chartered accountant or architect. NRIs are excluded for new registrations.

No. Landholding in your own name is the sole criterion.

Only after the land is transferred to you by succession and the record shows your name.

Under the Guidelines, land received after 1 February 2019 by sale, gift or partition deed does not make the new owner eligible. Inherited land is the exception.

Yes, if the family owns cultivable land and no other exclusion applies.

Yes, if it is under actual cultivation.

Through New Farmer Registration on the PM-KISAN portal, the PM-KISAN app, a Common Service Centre, or your state's designated revenue or agriculture official. See new registration.

Name, age, gender, category, Aadhaar number, bank account number and IFSC, and land details. A mobile number is strongly advised.

For new registrations in the states where farmer registry work has started — 19 states as of March 2026. In other states you can register without a Farmer ID.

Use Status of Self Registered Farmer / CSC Farmers on the portal, the app, Kisan e-Mitra, or call 155261.

Yes. Visit a Common Service Centre, or your block or tehsil office, where staff can register you and complete biometric eKYC.

Check which level it is pending at — block, district or state — on the self-registration status page, then contact that office. You can also raise a query on the Helpdesk form using your temporary ID.

Yes, on the PM-KISAN portal and app. CSCs charge their official service fee.

Yes, for every registered farmer.

OTP on the portal or app, biometric at a CSC or State Seva Kendra, and face authentication in the PM-KISAN app. See PM Kisan eKYC.

The official convenience fee is ₹15.

The official note says the status updates after 24 hours.

PM-KISAN by the National Informatics Centre on Google Play. Face authentication also needs the Aadhaar FaceRD app. See the app page.

The OTP goes to the mobile number linked to your Aadhaar, not the one you gave PM-KISAN. Use face authentication or a CSC if that number is old.

Yes. The app lets a farmer help neighbours, as long as the person whose eKYC it is is present and their own face is scanned.

The state's verification of your land record and its attachment to your PM-KISAN entry. If it shows No, payments stop until state officials fix it. See land seeding.

You can report it on the Helpdesk query form, but the correction is made by state officials.

Your Aadhaar must be mapped to your bank account in the NPCI mapper for Direct Benefit Transfer. Linking Aadhaar in the bank's own system does not by itself update the mapper. See Aadhaar-bank seeding.

No. DBT goes to the one account mapped to your Aadhaar.

Submit the Aadhaar seeding consent form at the new bank, naming the old bank. Then make sure your PM-KISAN record shows the new account and IFSC.

On UIDAI's myAadhaar service, with your bank, and in your PM-KISAN status after the bank confirms.

The 24th, on 30 October 2026, from Banaskantha, Gujarat. See the installment list.

No date had been announced as of 12 November 2026. It belongs to the December–March 2026-27 period.

Usually pending eKYC, land seeding No, bank account not seeded, a name mismatch, or a case withheld for verification. See payment not received.

Yes, unless you were rejected under the exclusion criteria. Due installments are paid once the cause of delay is removed.

Yes, ₹2,000 per family per installment. If earlier installments were pending, they may arrive together after the problem is fixed.

No. Messages asking you to "register for the next installment" are not official.

Your case was flagged for physical verification, for example land acquired after 1 February 2019, or more than one family member being paid.

Money paid to a family that falls in an exclusion category must be returned. Use Online Refund on the portal or follow your state office's instructions.

Yes. The portal has a Voluntary Surrender option, and a Surrender Revocation option if you change your mind or surrendered by mistake.

The state reassesses the family. If the surviving spouse or minor children still hold cultivable land and are eligible, benefits can continue after fresh details and a self-declaration. Heirs can be added after the land record is mutated in their names.

No. A buyer after 1 February 2019 is not eligible on that land, and a seller who has no cultivable land left also becomes ineligible.

Cases where husband and wife, or an adult and a minor, were both being paid are withheld for verification. Only one benefit per family is allowed.

The official portal runs a campaign to give all PM-KISAN beneficiaries Kisan Credit Cards and links to the KCC form. Apply through your bank.

Yes. The Beneficiary List on the PM-KISAN portal shows village-wise lists, and lists are also displayed at the village level.

PM-KMY is a separate pension scheme for small and marginal farmers. The PM-KISAN portal links to its guidelines and to pmkmy.gov.in. It has its own rules and contributions.

No. There is no annual renewal. Visit only if your status shows a problem that needs an officer.

1. It reaches Bharati, the Bharat-VISTAAR assistant, which can check PM-KISAN status and register and track complaints.

Use the Helpdesk – Query Form in the Farmers Corner of pmkisan.gov.in and keep the grievance ID.

Use Search your Point of Contact on the portal, or ask your block or district agriculture office.

Escalate to the District Level Grievance Redressal Monitoring Committee or on CPGRAMS at pgportal.gov.in. See helpline and grievance routes.

Yes. It works 24/7 in Hindi, English, Tamil, Bengali, Odia, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Marathi and Kannada. See Kisan e-Mitra.

Yes. Call 155261 from any phone, including a basic phone.

Use only pmkisan.gov.in, the official app and government offices. Never share an OTP or PIN, never pay for "release" of installments, and never install APK files sent by message.