PM KISAN 9th Instalment: What is the MANDATORY information required to submit on pmkisan.gov.in for transfer of benefits?

The PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana is a government scheme with 100 per cent funding from the Central government. The scheme promises income support of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal installments to small and marginal farmer families, having combined land holding/ ownership of up to 2 hectares.  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 9th instalment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. On 9th August 2021, over Rs 19,500 crore was transferred directly into the accounts of more than 9.75 crore beneficiary farmer families. 

The fund will be directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. There are various exclusion categories for the scheme. Farmers can check their status on pm kisan online portal www-pmkisan-gov-in or via the mobile app. 

To avail PM KISAN 9th Instalment, the farmers should furnish this information or documents for enrollment under the scheme. It is mandatory to share these documents or information on pm kisan online portal www-pmkisan-gov-in; 

1) Name, Age, Gender and Category (SC/ST) 

2) Aadhaar Number (except in the case of farmers in the States of Assam, Meghalaya and J&K (now UTs of J&K and Ladakh), where Aadhaar number has not been issued to most of the citizens, and therefore these States have been exempted from the requirement till 31st March 2020.  

ln these States / UTs, Aadhaar number shall be collected for those beneficiaries where it is available and for others alternate prescribed documents can be collected for identity verification purposes by the States/UT Governments, like Aadhaar Enrollment Number and / or any other prescribed documents for purposes of the identification such as Driving Licence, Voters' lD Card, NREGA Job Card, or any other identification documents issued by Central /State /UT Governments or their authorities, etc.) 

3) Bank Account Number and IFSC Code. 

4) Mobile number - though it is not mandatory. However, it is advised that when available it may be provided so that the information related to the transfer of benefit can be communicated.

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Under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, Rs 1 lakh 60 crore has been given to farmers so far. Out which Rs 1 lakh crore were transferred to small farmers during the pandemic period.