• The schemes of the Government of India are made to provide financial assistance to common citizens, especially farmers and poor people of poor classes. The purpose of every scheme is to empower a particular class. Many of these schemes directly provide the facility to send money to the bank account of the beneficiaries, which reduces the scope of corruption. One of these schemes is – Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, which is usually called “PM Kisan Yojana”.
  • Through this scheme, the government provides annual financial assistance to small and marginal farmers so that they can meet their farming requirements. This scheme has proved to be a lifeline for millions of farmers who have limited resources and their lives run from farming.
  • What is PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana?
  • Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana is a major scheme of the Central Government which is specially made for farmers. The scheme started in 2019, and its aim was to provide financial assistance of ₹ 6,000 annually to every small and marginal farmer of the country. This amount is given to the farmers in three installments – every four months installment of ₹ 2,000 is directly transferred to their bank account.
  • So far, crores of farmers have benefited from this scheme and the government has adopted the digital system to make it transparent. The entire process from the application to the transfer of the amount has been done online. The popularity of the scheme can be gauged from the fact that under this, 19 installments have been successfully transferred so far.
  • Conditions of eligibility and profit
  • Like every scheme, there are some important conditions for the PM Kisan Yojana which have to be followed. The benefit of this scheme is available only to those farmers who fulfill the eligibility criteria. According to this-
  • There should be agricultural land in the name of the farmer.
  • He should not be a government employee or taxpayer.
  • Professionals like pensioners, doctors, engineers do not come under this scheme.
  • If you fulfill these conditions and have successfully registered for the plan, then you get a installment of ₹ 2,000 every four months.
  • How much amount does farmers get annually?
  • The government provides financial assistance of ₹ 6,000 annually under this scheme. This amount is given to farmers in three equal installments:
  • First installment: between April to July
  • Second installment: between August to November
  • Third installment: between December to March
  • The aim of this system is that farmers can meet their needs in different seasons of farming. With this help, they can buy essential things like seeds, manure, pesticides and can improve farming.
  • How many installments have been released so far?
  • 19 installments have been released since the beginning of the scheme. Previous i.e. 19th installment 24 February 2025 Was transferred to farmers’ bank accounts. Before every installment, the government checks the entire process-such as eligibility of the beneficiary, the validity of the bank account, e-KYC etc.
  • Now it is the turn of the 20th installment, which the farmers are eagerly waiting for, but till now its date has not been officially revealed.
  • Is information available on the portal or not?
  • Every time the government releases any installment, information related to it pmkisan.gov.in The website and PM Kisan Mobile App are updated. But this time only the information of the 19th installment is available on the website. No information about the 20th installment is present there.
  • Many farmers are checking the website daily, hoping when the next date will be updated, but till now the government has not updated any on the portal. This makes it clear that nothing has been decided on the date of the installment.
  • Process of installment update on app and website
  • Whenever the government decides to release a new installment, first on the website and app “Tight date” Is updated. After this, beneficiaries can login to the farmers by logging in and the status of their application status and installments.
  • Many times the update is delayed due to technical problems, but since the 19th installment was given in February, now a new installment is expected by the end of July. Nevertheless, nothing can be said clearly until the date is updated on the portal.
  • Information from SMS and message
  • Government not only on the portal, but on the registered mobile number of farmers Information about installment through SMS also Sends It is told that on which date the amount will be transferred and in which account the money will go.
  • So far, no SMS has been received by farmers about the 20th installment. From this it can be understood that the installment date has not been fixed, or the government is going to inform everyone together soon.
  • Why didn’t the official date come?
  • This time there can be many reasons for delay in installment date:
  • A large number of beneficiaries are stranded due to lack of e-KYC updates.
  • The scheme is being reviewed by the government.
  • Technical changes are being made in the system.
  • Due to these reasons, the installment date has not been announced, but it is believed that the government can announce it in the next few days.