PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana: 16th instalment set for release by month-end. Details here
PM Kisan website. The website confirms that the date for the release of the scheme's 16th instalment is set for February 28. Beneficiaries under PM Kisan receive an annual cash benefit of ₹6,000, distributed in three instalments of ₹2,000 each.
The 15th instalment was disbursed on November 15 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under that instalment, an amount of ₹18,000 crore reached over 8 crore beneficiary farmers. Also Read | Farmers protest: ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on hold till Friday after young protester's death — 10 points Farmers can check their beneficiary status through the following steps: 1.
Visit the official PM-Kisan website at pmkisan.gov.in. 2. Navigate to 'Farmer Corner' on the homepage.
3. Click on 'Beneficiary Status.' 4. Choose State, District, Sub District, Block, or Village from the drop-down menu.
5. Click 'Get Report' to view the status. Also Read | Who is Shubhkaran Singh, the 21-year-old farmer who died at Khanauri border amid farmers protest; All you need to know In case of any issues related to PM Kisan Yojana, farmers can reach out via email at pmkisan-ict@gov.in or on the following helpline numbers: 155261 or 1800115526 (Toll-Free) or 011-23381092.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare also introduced the multi-language PM-Kisan Artificial Intelligence Chatbot (Kisan e-Mitra), which can also help address farmer complaints. It operates in Hindi, Tamil, Odia, Bengali, and English. Exclusions from the PM-KISAN scheme include institutional landholders and farmer families whose members have paid income tax in the last assessment year.
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