Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 18th Installment of the PM-Kisan scheme on October 5.
PM-KISAN 18th Installment Date 2024: As beneficiary farmers are awaiting the 18th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the amount on October 5.
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The 17th installment was released by PM Modi in June this year.
The prime minister released the 17th installment of the PM-Kisan scheme worth over Rs 21,000 crore to more than 9.26 crore farmers on June 18, 2024, during his visit in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The 16th installment was released by Modi on in February this year.
Under the PM-KISAN scheme, eligible farmers get Rs 2,000 every four months, which is Rs 6,000 annually. The money is provided each year in three instalments — April-July, August-November and December-March. The fund is directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
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The scheme was announced in the Interim Budget 2019 by then finance minister Piyush Goyal and was later launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It has now become the world’s biggest Direct Benefit Transfer scheme
To receive the instalments, the farmers need to complete their e-KYC. According to the scheme’s official website, “eKYC is MANDATORY for PMKISAN Registered Farmers. OTP-based eKYC is available on the PMKISAN Portal, or the nearest CSC centres may be contacted for Biometric-based eKYC”.
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How To Check Beneficiary Status?
1) Visit the official website — pmkisan.gov.in
2) Now, click on the tab ‘Know Your Status’ on the right side of the page
3) Enter your registration number and fill Captcha Code, and select ‘Get Data’ option
Your beneficiary status will come up on the screen.
PM-KISAN: Check Your Name in Beneficiary List
Step 1: Visit PM Kisan official website www.pmkisan.gov.in
Step 2: Click on the ‘Beneficiary list’ tab.
Step 3: Select details from the drop-down such as select state, district, sub-district, block, and village
Step 4: Click on the ‘Get report’ tab.
After this, the beneficiary list will be displayed.
You can call on the helpline numbers — 155261 and 011-24300606.
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Steps To Apply For PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
Step 1: Visit pmkisan.gov.in
Step 2: Click on ‘New Farmer Registration’ and enter Aadhaar number and fill the captcha
Step 3: Enter the required details and click on ‘Yes’
Step 4: Fill in the information asked in the PM-Kisan application form 2024, save it and take a printout for future reference.
