Eligibility Criteria to Enroll under PM-KISAN

All landholding farmers’ families, who have cultivable land holdings in their names, are eligible to get benefits under the scheme. Mandatory information required to enroll in the scheme:

– Farmer’s / Spouse’s name
– Farmer’s / Spouse’s date of birth
– Bank account number
– IFSC/ MICR Code
– Mobile (contact) Number
– Aadhaar Number
– Other customer information, available in the passbook, may be required for mandate registration.

PM-KISAN scheme e-KYC

The government has made it mandatory for all eligible farmers to complete their e-KYC at the earliest to ensure timely receipt of PM-KISAN disbursement. The PM-KISAN scheme offers multiple methods for completing e-KYC, including OTP-based e-KYC, face authentication-based e-KYC, and biometric-based e-KYC.

PM-KISAN scheme OTP-based e-KYC

The OTP-based e-KYC can be done by following the below mentioned steps

Step 1: Go to the official PM-KISAN portal.

Step 2: On the homepage, navigate to the ‘Farmers Corner’ section and click on the ‘e-KYC’ link.

Step 3: Enter your Aadhaar number in the designated field.

Step 4: Submit the OTP sent to your Aadhaar-linked mobile number for verification.

Step 5: After successful OTP verification, your e-KYC will be updated in the PM-KISAN database.

Meanwhile, farmers whose mobile numbers are not linked with Aadhaar may visit the nearest Common Service Centres (CSCs)and get the biometric-based e-KYC process done.

PM Kisan Samman Nidhi 24th Instalment: How To check your name in beneficiary list?

-Visit official PM KISAN website https://pmkisan.gov.in/ Portal

– You will see the map of India under Payment Success tab.

– On the right hand side, there will be a yellow coloured tab called “Dashboard”

– Click on Dashboard

– After clicking, you will be taken to a new page

– On the Village Dashboard tab, you will have to fill your complete details

– Select the state, district, Sub-District and Panchayat

– Then click on show button

– After this you can choose your details

– Click ‘Get Report’ button

– Now you can see your name in the Beneficiaries list

PM Kisan 23rd instalment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on 20 June 2026. Modi released over Rs 18,880 crore directly into the accounts of more than 9.44 lakh farmers at a function in Tarakeswar in West Bengal’s Hooghly district.

PM-KISAN scheme for farmers

The PM-KISAN scheme is a central sector scheme launched in February 2019 by the Prime Minister to supplement the financial needs of land-holding farmers. Under the scheme, a financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year is transferred in three equal instalments, into the Aadhaar seeded bank accounts of farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.