As per recent development under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana government has announced to issue 19000 crores rupees to 9.5 crores farmers through DBT direct bank transfer to the respective eligible farmers.
Under the Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, all the small and marginal farmers of the country who have cultivable land up to 2 hectares are being provided financial assistance of Rs 6000 annually in three equal (Rs 2000) installments by the Central Government.
What is Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana
The Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana was a central government initiative which was announced on 1 February 2019 by the Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal during the Interim Budget 2020.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, the Government of India is providing financial support to the small and marginal farmers of the country for better livelihood.
As per data released under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana 12 crore small and marginal farmers will be included. The total cost incurred under this scheme is Rs. 75, 000 crores.
Objective of Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme
India is an agricultural country, and the majority of people in India are dependent on farming, however financially this sector has not emerged after independence in comparison to other service and manufacturing sectors.
Those farmer dependent on agricultural some time face financial crisis and force to suicide,
To address such issues and support agricultural activity in the country, the government of India has introduced Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana to provide financial assistance to the farmers.
To provide better livelihood to the cultivators through this scheme and to make the farmers self-dependent and empowered.
Update in the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme
Government has introduced certain conditions of eligibility that have been fixed to make this scheme more convenient, easy to access and transparent to farmers.
In this process some documents and eligibility criteria are Mandatory.
Aadhaar Card: - You must have an Aadhaar Card. If you do not have an Aadhaar card then you cannot avail this scheme.
End of holding limit: - When the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme was started, only those farmers who had 2 hectares or 5 acres of cultivable land were included in this scheme. Now this limit has been abolished by the central government.
Status Facility: - Now you can know the status of your application itself under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. For this, all you need is an Aadhaar number or mobile number or bank account. With the help of which you can check your application status.
Self-registration: - To apply under Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, the beneficiaries do not need to visit Lekhpal, Kanungo and agricultural officials.
Now the beneficiaries can apply through the official website
sitting at home.
Kisan Credit Card: - All those farmers who have been registered under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, do not need to provide any documents to get Kisan Credit Card.
Documents required for PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana
The applicant should have any land up to 2 hectares.
There should be papers of agricultural land.
- Aadhar Card
- Identity card
- ID proof, driving license, voter ID
- Bank account passbook
- Mobile number
- Address proof
- Farm information (farm size, how much land is there)
- Passport size photo
Process for PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme 2021
Interested farmers of the country who want to apply under this PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme should follow both online or offline mode to registration.
Check your status online on PM PM Kisan Samman Nidhi portal.
1. First go to the official website of PM Kisan https://pmkisan.gov.in/.
2. Here you will find the option of 'Farmers Corner' on the right side.
3. Click on 'Beneficiary Status' option here. Now a new page will open.
4. On the new page, choose one of the Aadhaar numbers, bank account or mobile number.
5. Fill in the number of the options you have selected. Click on Get Data.
6. After clicking here, you will get information about all transactions.
7. You will also find information related to the next instalment of PM Kisan.
Enquiry about PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
In case If 2,000 rupees of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi have not come in your account, then you can also find out details through the helpline number given below.
1.PM Kisan Toll Free Number: 18001155266
2.PM Kisan Helpline Number: 155261
3.PM Kisan Landline Numbers: 011—23381092, 23382401
4.New helpline of PM Kisan: 011-24300606
5.PM Kisan has another helpline: 0120-6025109
6.Email ID: pmkisan-ict@gov.in
Conclusion
PM Kisan Samman Nidhi is one of the empowering scheme of central government of India which provide direct benefit to the farmer, however the amount provided is not enough but still provide a big support to poor farmer who struggle lot.
More such type of scheme required to improve this sector as more than 75% people directly associate with the agriculture
If your name is also registered in PM Kisan Yojana, then you should check whether this instalment of the scheme has come in your bank account or not. If the amount has not come in your account, please check the details.
