PM KISAN: Will husband, wife both eligible to claim Rs 6000? Can they avail 10th instalment benefits - know details

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi news: Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), the entire financial liability towards the transfer of benefit to targeted beneficiaries will be borne by the Government of India. The Central government has already released PM Kisan 9th instalment, and it is now gearing up to release the 10th instalment amount in December.

PM-KISAN is a new Central Sector Scheme to provide income support to all landholding farmers' families in the country to supplement their financial needs for procuring various inputs related to agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic needs.

The government has defined the family for the scheme, which is husband, wife, and minor children. State Government and UT administration will identify the farmer families, which are eligible for support as per scheme guidelines. The fund will be directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN) scheme was launched with the view to supplement the earnings of small and medium categories farmers. This scheme coupled with the Digital India initiative has made it possible to reach the PM KISAN benefits to 12 crore farmers in the country.

With a view to augment the income of Small & Marginal Farmers, the government launched a Central Sector Scheme- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) to provide financial assistance of up to Rs 6,000 annually to small & marginalised farmers across the country.

PM KISAN Scheme Benefits

The PM KISAN Yojana benefits 12 crore farmers across the country. The benefits are as follows:

* The PM KISAN Yojana provides financial assistance to farmers irrespective of the size of their land holdings

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* The scheme provides minimum income support up to Rs 6,000 to farmers across the country. The amount is directly transferred to the bank account of the farmers.