PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi — complete 2026 guide

PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi is a Central Sector income-support scheme for eligible farmer families. Funds are transferred by DBT in three cycles every year.

• Annual support: ₹6,000
• Installments: ₹2,000 x 3
• Payment mode: Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to Aadhaar-seeded bank account

• Farmer family with cultivable land as per state land records.
• Aadhaar available and eKYC completed.
• Bank account active and linked correctly.

• Institutional landholders.
• Income-tax payers in exclusion list.
• Constitutional post holders / certain serving or retired officials under notified rules.
• Professionals in excluded categories as per PM-Kisan guidelines.

• Aadhaar number
• Bank account + IFSC
• Mobile number linked for OTP
• Land record details (Khata/Khasra or state equivalent)

• Go to official PM-Kisan portal and use New Farmer Registration.
• Enter Aadhaar + mobile OTP + state + land details.
• Submit and note acknowledgment/reference.

• Use portal eKYC (OTP) or assisted biometric mode where available.
• If eKYC is pending, installment usually does not release.

• Beneficiary status on PM-Kisan portal.
• Check these fields carefully:
  • eKYC status
  • Aadhaar authentication
  • Name match (Aadhaar vs bank vs land record)
  • FTO status / RFT status
  • Payment failure reason

• Aadhaar name mismatch
• Wrong account number / IFSC
• Dormant or frozen bank account
• Land record validation pending
• eKYC not completed

1. Complete/re-complete eKYC. 2. Correct Aadhaar-bank-name mismatch. 3. Verify land record entry at local revenue office. 4. Recheck beneficiary status after 48-72 hours. 5. Raise grievance on PM-Kisan/State agriculture channel.

1. Local agriculture office / CSC support 2. State PM-Kisan nodal office 3. Central grievance channel on PM-Kisan portal 4. CPGRAMS (if unresolved)

Use RTI when your case remains unresolved despite grievance follow-up:

• Current status of your application/beneficiary ID file.
• Exact reason for rejection/hold with document basis.
• Officer-wise movement and action-taken report.
• Date-wise FTO generation and bank response trail.

• Provide certified status note-sheet of my PM-Kisan application (Beneficiary ID: ).
• Provide reasoned grounds and document reference for “ineligible/pending” marking.
• Provide date-wise movement from village/state to PFMS/FTO processing.
• Provide officer name/designation currently holding the file and expected disposal timeline.

• Aadhaar name exactly matches bank account name.
• Mobile number active for OTP.
• Land record spelling and ownership class verified.
• Bank account active (no KYC hold / dormant flag).

• How to apply PM-Kisan (step-by-step)
• How to check PM-Kisan status
• RTI in 12 simple steps

• PM-Kisan instalment status & eKYC (2026)

Last reviewed: 16 May 2026.