Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

Description
Objective The scheme aims to supplement the financial needs of all landholding farmers’ families by procuring various inputs to ensure proper crop health and appropriate yields, commensurate with the anticipated farm income as well as for domestic needs. Under the scheme an amount of ₹ 6000/- per year is released by the Central Government online directly into the bank accounts of the eligible farmers under Direct Benefit Transfer mode, subject to certain exclusions.

Exclusions
• All Institutional Land holders.
• Farmer families in which one or more of its members belong to following categories
• Former and present holders of constitutional posts
• Former and present Ministers/ State Ministers and former/present Members of LokSabha/ RajyaSabha/ State Legislative Assemblies/ State Legislative Councils,former and present Mayors of Municipal Corporations, former and present Chairpersons of District Panchayats.
• All serving or retired officers and employees of Central/ State Government Ministries /Offices/Departments and its field units Central or State PSEs and Attached offices /Autonomous Institutions under Government as well as regular employees of the Local Bodies (Excluding Multi Tasking Staff /Class IV/Group D employees)
• All superannuated/retired pensioners whose monthly pension is Rs.10,000/-or more (Excluding Multi Tasking Staff / Class IV/Group D employees) of above category
• All Persons who paid Income Tax in last assessment year
• Professionals like Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers, Chartered Accountants, and Architects registered with Professional bodies and carrying out profession by undertaking practices.

Definitions
Land Holder Farmer Family
A landholder farmer's family is defined as "a family comprising of husband, wife and minor children who own cultivable land as per the land records of the concerned State/UT".
The existing land-ownership system will be used for identification of beneficiaries for calculation of benefit.
(Source: Scheme guideline)

Benefits
• Financial benefit of Rs. 6000 per annum per family payable in three equal installments of Rs 2000 each, every four months.

Eligibility Criteria
1. All landholding farmers' families, which have cultivable land holding in their names are eligible to get benefit under the scheme.

Application Process
Step 1: Aadhaar Card
Landholding paper
Savings bank account
Online - via CSC — https://pmkisan.gov.in/RegistrationFormnew.aspx

Aadhaar Card
Landholding paper
Savings bank account

Required Documents
• Aadhaar Card
• Landholding papers
• Savings Bank Account.

Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Whether the benefits of the scheme are admissible to only Small & Marginal Farmers' (SMF) families?
A: No. The Scheme for all farmer families irrespective of the size of their landholdings

Q: Will any individual or farmer family owning more than 2 hectare of cultivable land get any benefit under the scheme?
A: Yes. The ambit of the scheme has been extended to cover all farmer families, irrespective of the size of their land holdings.

Q: What are the benefit of the scheme?
A: Under the PM-KISAN scheme, all landholding farmers' families shall be provided the financial benefit of Rs.6000 per annum per family payable in three equal installments of Rs.2000 each, every four months.

Q: How many times the benefit will be given in a year?
A: All landholding farmers' families shall be provided the financial benefit of Rs.6000/- per annum per family payable in three equal installments of Rs.200O/- each, every four months.

Q: How the beneficiaries under the Scheme will be identified and shortlisted for payment of intended benefit?
A: The responsibility of identifying the eligible farmers' families for benefit under the scheme is entirely of the State/UT Governments

Q: Who are eligible to get benefits under the Scheme?
A: All landholding farmers' families, which have cultivable land holding in their names are eligible to get benefit under the scheme

Q: I am a Professional, am I eligible for PM Kisan?
A: No, You are not eligible for the scheme.

Q: I am a member of Lok sabha/ Rajya sabha/ state Legislative Assemblies/ State Legislative councils, former and present Mayors of Municipal corporations, former and present Chairpersons of District Panchayats, Am I eligible for the scheme??
A: No, You are not eligible for the scheme

Q: My Family Member are income Tax Payer, am I Eligible for the scheme?
A: No, You are not eligible for the scheme.

Q: Is an income tax payee farmer or his / her spouse eligible to get benefit under the scheme?
A: No. if any member of the family is income tax payee in last assessment year is not eligible.

Q: What will happen if the beneficiary gives incorrect declaration for the implementation of the Scheme?
A: In case of incorrect declaration, the beneficiary shall be liable for recovery of transferred financial benefit and other penal actions as per law.