PM Kisan Samman Nidhi news: PM Kisan is a Central Sector scheme with 100 per cent funding from Government of India. It has become operational from December 1, 2018. Under the scheme an income support of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal installments will be provided to small and marginal farmer families having combined land holding/ownership of up to 2 hectares. Here the definition of family for the scheme is husband, wife and minor children. 

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How beneficiaries will be identified, shortlisted for PAYMENT of intended benefit 

State Government and UT administration has identified the farmer families, who are eligible for support as per scheme guidelines. The fund will be directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. There are various exclusion categories for the scheme. 

The responsibility of identifying the eligible farmers' families for benefit under the scheme is entirely of the State/UT Governments. The prevailing land-ownership system / record of land in different States/Union Territories will be used to identify the intended beneficiaries for transfer of scheme benefits. 

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

The Government launched the Central Sector Scheme- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) to provide financial assistance of up to Rs 6,000 annually to small and marginalised farmers across the country. 

The financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year is to be released to the eligible farmers in three instalments of Rs 2,000 each every 4-month / trimester, i.e. April-July, August-November and December-March. 

The Scheme is being implemented through an Aadhaar linked electronic data base containing details of all members of the families of the farmers whose names appear in the land records 

The transfer of the amount to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries can take few days time and to ensure this farmer can check the PM-KSNY installment, status, list, etc.

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What is Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme  

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 income of Small & Marginal Farmers, the Govt 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 of the country. The benefits are as follows: 

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

* 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. 

Check Beneficiary Status  

In order to check the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi beneficiary status, one has to follow some simple steps. First, visit the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi home page pmkisan.gov.in. Then click on the 'Beneficiary Status' tab present on the home page. After clicking on the beneficiary status, choose the either options - Aadhaar number, Account number or Mobile number. After choosing the selected option, click on 'Get Data'. Following which the data will be made available.