Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme

Why in News?

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is released the 22^nd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi from Guwahati, Assam.

• Aim - To provide income support to landholding farmer families across India.
• To help farmers meet agricultural input costs and domestic expenses, including seeds, fertilisers, farm equipment and allied agricultural activities.
• Type of Scheme - Central Sector Scheme (100% funded by the Union Government).
• Launched in- 2019, through a Cooperative Federalism Model.
• Nodal Ministry - Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
• Implementing Agency - Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
• Government Role – Centre - Provides funds and digital infrastructure.
• States/UTs- Identify and verify eligible beneficiaries.
• Benefits – Rs. 6,000 per year is provided to eligible farmer families.
• Definition of farmer’s family - A landholding farmer family is defined as Husband, Wife and Minor children who own cultivable land as per land records of the concerned State/UT.
• Instalment Cycle – (April – July, August – November, December – March) and the amount is directly credited to farmers’ bank accounts.
• Transfer Mode - Paid in three equal instalments of Rs.2,000 through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
• Eligibility - Initially, the scheme was meant only for small and marginal farmers, but it was later expanded to cover all landholding farmer families, subject to exclusion criteria i.e. (Institutional landholders, Govt. Employees and Professionals)
• Registration and Digital Access – Self-registration via mobile or web portals
• Kisan Suvidha App (weather forecasts, market prices, fertiliser dealer information, PM-KISAN status tracking)
• Common Service Centres.
• State government offices at Block and Tehsil levels.

Reference

PIB | PM-KISAN