The government provides financial assistance of ₹6,000 annually to farmers. This amount is transferred to their accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. The 21st installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi will be transferred to the accounts of about 9 crore farmers today, 19 November.
Information given on social media
Agriculture India has shared information about Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana on social media platform X. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said in his statement that Prime Minister Modi will transfer the 21st installment of Kisan Samman Nidhi to the accounts of farmers on Wednesday, November 19 at 1:30 pm. An amount of ₹18,000 crore will be transferred to the accounts of 9 crore farmers. Earlier, this amount has already been transferred to the accounts of farmers of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir affected by the natural disaster. Chauhan further said that Prime Minister Modi will also address the farmers today and this day will be celebrated as Kisan Utsav.
These farmers will not get Kisan Samman Nidhi
If you want to avail the benefits of Kisan Samman Nidhi, e-KYC is mandatory. You can complete e-KYC by visiting the official website of PM Kisan Yojana or through any CSC centre. Only farmers who earn their livelihood by farming on registered land will be eligible to avail the benefits of this scheme.