PM Kisan Yojana 20th Instalment: These farmers may not receive Rs 2,000 – check eligibility

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, commonly known as PM Kisan Yojana, is a central government scheme that provides financial aid to the farmers of the country. Launched on December 1, 2018, this scheme is fully funded by the Government of India.

The 20th instalment of PM Kisan Yojana is expected to be disbursed in June 2025. However, no official announcement has been made yet.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 19th instalment on February 24, under which about Rs 22,000 crore was transferred to 9.8 crore farmers across the country.

All eligible land-holding farmers, who are still deprived of the benefits of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, can self-register under 'Farmers Corner' on PM Kisan Portal i.e., pmkisan.gov.in.

- Applicant should have agricultural land. - Land should be registered in the name of the applicant (before 01.02.2019). - Applicant's bank account should be linked to Aadhaar and NPCI (DBT Enabled).

Those farmers - - whose family member is already a beneficiary of this scheme. - who do not have their own cultivable land - whose age is less than 18 years as of 01.02.2019 - who is the owner of the institutional land

Those farmers - - if the applicant/other family members are NRIs - whose family members are holding constitutional posts - whose family members have been former/present ministers of the Centre/State - whose family member has been the Chairman of Zilla Parishad, Mayor of Municipal Corporation/present/former member of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Legislature

Those farmers - - whose family members are working/retired officers/employees of Central/State Government departments and regional offices/public undertakings/present/former officers and employees (except Class IV employees) of any government attached/autonomous institution. - whose family members are all retired employees of the institute mentioned in the above paragraph and whose monthly pension is Rs 10,000 or more (except fourth-class employees).

Those farmers - - whose family member has paid income tax in the last year - whose family member is registered with a professional body related to Doctor/Engineer/Lawyer/Chartered Accountant/Architect and is practicing.

For more information, farmers can contact their Farmer Advisor/Agriculture Coordinator/Block Agriculture Officer/Subdivision Agriculture Officer and District Agriculture Officer. It should be noted that only one member of a family can be the beneficiary of this scheme.