Big News for Farmers! PM Kisan 13 Installment to be Released on This Date; Check Your Payment Status

As per official reports, the 13th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme will be most probably released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last week of this month i.e., between Feb 24 to 27, 2023.

The payment is most likely to be released on February 27, according to sources.

The last installment of PM-Kisan scheme worth Rs. 16,000 crore was released to around 80 million farmers on 17^th October 2022.

Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare recently informed the Parliament that the number of beneficiaries under PM Kisan has increased from 3.16 crore in 2019 to over 10 crore in 2022.

Hence the government will release the money all PM Kisan beneficiaries must ensure that they have completed their e-KYC and linked it with Aadhaar number in order to get the 13th installment.

How to check your name on PM Kisan beneficiary list

• Go to official PM KISAN website

• Look for farmers corner section on the homepage

• Click on Beneficiary List option

• Select your respective state, district, Sub-District & village.

• Click on Get Report

• The list will appear on the screen

How to check if the installment is credited in account

• Open the PM Kisan's official website

• On the right hand side of homepage, click on 'Beneficiary status' tab

• A new page will open, here either enter your Mobile Number, Registration Number.

• Write the captcha code and click on get data.

• The details will open on the screen

• Check if the amount has been credited to your account or not

Under PM-KISAN, the Centre provides income support of Rs. 6,000 every year to farmers in three equal installments of Rs. 2,000. The first instalment was paid 24 February 2019 (official launch date). It is worth mentioning that the PM-KISAN money is deposited directly to the beneficiaries/farmers bank accounts.

PM Kisan eligibility

Farmers with cultivable landholding in their names are eligible to get benefits of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. Farmer families holding constitutional posts, institutional land holders, serving or retired officials and employees of State / Central government, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Government Autonomous bodies are not eligible for the scheme. In addition, engineers, doctors, advocates and those with a pension of over Rs. 10,000 per month are also excluded from the scheme.