PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi

PM-KISAN is a central sector scheme launched on 24th February 2019 to supplement the financial needs of landholding farmers. The financial benefit of ₹6000/- per year in three equal instalments is transferred into the bank accounts of farmers’ families across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. The scheme was initially meant for small and marginal farmers (SMFs) having landholding up to 2 hectares but the scope of the scheme was extended to cover all landholding farmers with effect from 1st June 2019.