PM-KISAN: ₹6,000 a Year for Farmer Families, e-KYC and Status Check

01What PM-KISAN Is

PM-KISAN is a Central Sector income-support scheme that began in 2019. A landholding farmer family receives ₹6,000 a year, paid in three instalments of ₹2,000 directly into a bank account through Direct Benefit Transfer. One benefit is paid per family, which covers husband, wife and minor children.

02Latest Instalments

The 23rd instalment was released from West Bengal. Media reports put the state’s share at roughly 45 lakh farmers and about ₹900 crore. The 24th instalment had no official date at the time of writing; reports expect it between October and November 2026.

03Who Is Eligible and Who Is Excluded

• Eligible: landholding farmer families, subject to the land-record and verification rules of the scheme.
• Excluded, as listed in published guides: institutional landholders, holders of constitutional posts, MPs and MLAs, mayors and district panchayat chairs, serving or retired government employees (Group D and multi-tasking staff are usually excepted), pensioners drawing ₹10,000 or more a month, income-tax payers, and registered professionals such as doctors, engineers, lawyers and chartered accountants.
• Payment can be held where land changed hands after the cut-off date or where several members of one family claim separately.

04Documents Needed

• Aadhaar number and a mobile number linked to Aadhaar
• A bank account that is seeded with Aadhaar for DBT (checked through NPCI)
• Land records that show the farmer’s name
• Farmer ID, where the state has asked for it. AgriStack was launched in West Bengal in June 2026, and the rollout is still in progress, so the district agriculture office can say whether it is needed locally.

05How to Register

1. Open pmkisan.gov.in and look for the new farmer registration option in the farmer section.
2. Enter the Aadhaar number, choose the state and complete the form with land and bank details.
3. Complete e-KYC. It is mandatory for receiving instalments.
4. The application goes to the state agriculture department for verification. Once approved, the name appears in the beneficiary list.

Offline: a Common Service Centre (CSC), the block agriculture office or the gram panchayat can register a farmer. The mobile app is listed as PM KISAN GoI.

06e-KYC Options

• OTP e-KYC on the portal or in the app, using the mobile number linked to Aadhaar
• Biometric e-KYC at a CSC, useful when the Aadhaar mobile number is not working
• Face authentication in the app, where the phone supports it

07Checking Status and the Beneficiary List

1. On pmkisan.gov.in, open Know Your Status or the beneficiary status option.
2. Enter the registration number, Aadhaar or mobile number as the page asks, then the captcha.
3. For the village list, choose state, district, sub-district, block and village in the beneficiary list option.

The portal also lists a chatbot for questions. If the status shows an e-KYC or Aadhaar-seeding problem, fix it first; payment resumes in a later instalment after the fix is accepted.

08Official Links

The PM-KISAN scheme does not charge anything to register. Sites that ask for money to “speed up” an instalment are not official.

09Frequently Asked Questions

This page is updated periodically. Benefit amounts, limits, dates and portal menus change; for the most current and binding information, always refer to the official portal or the implementing office.