13TH INSTALLMENT OF PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI

 All farmers received an early Holi gift from our honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 27.

He distributed the 13th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) worth 16,000 crores in Belagavi, Karnataka, during his trip to the state to open the SHIVAMOGGA AIRPORT.

This programme benefits more than 8 crore farmers.

Here is a glimpse of the PM-KISAN launch before more is said:

It is an initiative by the government of India that give farmers up to ₹6,000 per year as minimum income support. The initiative was announced by Piyush Goyal during the 2019 Interim Union Budget of India on 1 February 2019.The scheme has cost ₹75,000 crore per annum and came into effect December 2018.The installment of 6000 is given in break of 4 months(2,000 each).The 11th and 12th installments under the Scheme were given in May and October last year.

Who are eligible for this scheme?

• Only farmers who are the legal owners of arable land are eligible to participate in the program. The farmer should either be the owner of the land or a lessee.
• There is no upper age limit for applicants to the program. Only Indian citizens are eligible to use the program
• Any small and marginal farmers with landholdings of up to 2 hectares are eligible for the program
• The program is open to all qualified farmers, regardless of the amount of income.
• The farmers must have a current bank account in their names.
• To apply for the program, farmers must have an Aadhaar card.

YOU CAN  CKECK YOUR BENEFICIERY STATUS ONLINE by these steps:

1. Visit the official website of PM KISAN Scheme - https://pmkisan.gov.in.
2. Scroll down to find the 'Farmers Corner' section on the homepage.
3. Click on the Beneficiaries List option.
4. Select State, District, Sub District, Block, and Village from the drop-down list.
5. Now, click on 'Get Report'.
6. The complete list of beneficiaries will appear, in which you can check your name.