2024-07-03 17:51:25
New Delhi: Recently, in pre-budget discussions, agriculture experts met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. According to reports, they have requested the Finance Minister to increase the amount of PM-Kisan installment from the current Rs 6,000 to Rs 8,000 per annum in the Union Budget. They have also demanded all subsidies to be given directly to farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and additional funds for agricultural research in Budget 2024.
What is PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana?
The PM-Kisan scheme was launched on 24 February 2019. It was launched to help meet the financial needs of landholding farmers. However, some conditions were also placed with it. Under the PM Kisan Yojana, eligible farmer families across the country receive Rs 6,000 annually in three installments every four months through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
A total of over Rs 3.04 lakh crore has been paid so far to over 11 crore farmers across the country. With this disbursement, the total amount paid to beneficiaries since the program began will cross Rs 3.24 lakh crore. In fact, Narendra Modi’s first decision after taking over as Prime Minister for the third time was to release the 17th installment of PM Kisan Yojana to eligible farmers. This installment has benefited 9.3 crore farmers. It involves the distribution of about Rs 20,000 crore.
According to the interim budget documents, the government has allocated a budget of Rs 1.27 lakh crore to the Agriculture Ministry for the financial year 2024-25.
How can eligible farmers register?
Step 1: Visit pmkisan.gov.in
Step 2: Click on the Farmers Corner option
Step 3: Click on New Farmer Registration option
Step 4: Select rural farmer registration or urban farmer registration
Step 5: Enter Aadhaar number, mobile number, select state and click on Get OTP.
Step 6: Enter the OTP and proceed for registration
Step 7: Enter more details like state, district, bank details and personal details. Enter your details as per Aadhaar.
Step 8: Click on ‘Submit for Aadhaar authentication’
Step 9: Once Aadhaar authentication is successful, enter your land details, upload your supporting documents and click on Save.
You will receive a message of confirmation or rejection on your screen. If any member of the family is an income tax payee in the previous assessment year, he/she will not be eligible for benefits under the scheme. In case of incorrect declaration, the beneficiary will be liable for recovery of the transferred financial benefit and other punitive action as per law.
How can a beneficiary check his status online?
Step 1: Visit the official PM Kisan website.
Step 2: Reach the Beneficiary Status page.
Step 3: Click on Beneficiary Status…
Step 4: Enter your Aadhaar number or account number.
Step 5: Click on Get Data
Step 6: View Beneficiary Status.
Step 7: Check the payment status.
Your beneficiary status will be shown on the screen once the system processes your request and checks the PM Kisan database for your details.
What could be the reason for rejection?
1. Duplicate beneficiary name
2. KYC not completed
3. Farmers belonging to the exclusion category will be rejected
4. Wrong IFSC code while filling the application form
5. Bank accounts are closed or not valid, account is transferred, blocked or frozen
6. Aadhar card of the beneficiaries is not linked to the bank account
7. Mandatory field value is missing
8. Invalid Bank, Post Office Name
9. Beneficiary account number is not related to the beneficiary code and scheme
10. Both account and Aadhaar are invalid