• Eligible: Any farmer family (husband + wife + minor children) that owns cultivable agricultural land in India, with the land record in the family's name. There is no upper limit on land size since February 2019 — the 2-hectare cap was removed.
• Excluded (per the official FAQ + Department of Agriculture clarifications): Constitutional post-holders (MP/MLA/MLC/Mayor/ZP Chair), serving or retired Group A/B central or state govt employees, professionals like CA/Doctor/Engineer/Lawyer/Architect actively practising, anyone who paid income tax in the last assessment year, and anyone receiving a pension of ₹10,000/month or more (excluding multi-tasking staff/Group D pensioners).
• Not eligible if your name is not in the land record. Tenant farmers, sharecroppers, and “as-on-paper” cultivators without titled ownership are not eligible. The 1 February 2019 cut-off date for ownership still applies — you must have been the recorded owner on or before 1 Feb 2019, OR have inherited/got the land by mutation since.

PM-KISAN allows two registration paths:

• Self-registration on pmkisan.gov.in → “Farmers Corner” → “New Farmer Registration”. You'll need your Aadhaar number, mobile (linked to Aadhaar for OTP), bank account details, and your khasra/khata/khewat number plus survey number. The portal validates land details against state land records (UP Bhulekh, Bihar Bhumi, MH Mahabhumi etc.) in real time.
• CSC-assisted or Patwari-assisted registration: ₹0 (free) at the official CSC counter. The Patwari/Lekhpal/Talathi enters land details from the village register into the state's Krishi/PM-KISAN module.

If self-registration fails with “Land details mismatch”, switch to Patwari/CSC route.

• Aadhaar card (mobile must be linked — for OTP and e-KYC)
• Bank passbook with IFSC and account number visible (the account must be Aadhaar-seeded — confirm at the bank counter)
• Land record extract — Khasra/Khatauni (UP, BR, MP), 7/12 Utara (MH), Pahani/RTC (KA), Patta (TN), 1B Adangal (AP/TS), Jamabandi (PB/HR/RJ), Record of Rights (OR/JH/CG)
• Self-declaration that you are not in any of the exclusion categories above

This is mandatory and the #1 reason installments stop. Three ways:

• OTP-based at pmkisan.gov.in → “eKYC” tab. Free. Needs Aadhaar-linked mobile.
• Biometric at any CSC (₹15 max). Best if your mobile isn't linked to Aadhaar.
• Face authentication via the PM Kisan Mobile App (Android). Free. Works without OTP.

After registration, your land record must be “seeded” — the central PM-KISAN database must match the state land record. This is done by the Tehsildar/SDM office (not by you). Status visible at pmkisan.gov.in → “Beneficiary Status” — look for “Land seeding: Yes/No”. If “No” for more than 30 days, that's where the RTI goes (see Step 6).

Three installments per year — typically April-July (Apr-Jul = 16th in 2024 series), August-November, December-March. Status: pmkisan.gov.in → “Beneficiary Status” → enter Aadhaar/account/mobile.

The PIO is the Tehsildar / Mandal Revenue Officer (rural) or the Block Development Officer depending on state. The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) at Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi, is the central PIO for the scheme itself — for state-level errors, file with the state agriculture department PIO at the Block/Tehsil.

[Your full name]
[Your village, post, district, state, PIN]
[Mobile] · [Aadhaar last 4 digits — XXXX-XXXX-1234]
[Date]

To,
The Public Information Officer
Office of the Tehsildar / Mandal Revenue Officer
[Tehsil / Mandal name], [District], [State]

Subject: Application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 regarding stuck PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi installments — Beneficiary ID [ID if known] / Aadhaar last 4 digits XXXX

Sir/Madam,

Under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, I, [Name], a registered PM-KISAN beneficiary (Beneficiary ID [if known], registered on [date]), respectfully request the following information:

1. The current status of land seeding for khasra/survey number [number] in village [village], tehsil [tehsil], in the central PM-KISAN database — including the date of the last sync between the state land record portal and the PM-KISAN database.

2. The reason recorded in the file for non-disbursal of installments [list installment numbers and dates expected, e.g., "16th installment due July 2025, 17th installment due November 2025, 18th installment due March 2026"] for my account.

3. The name and designation of the dealing officer responsible for processing land seeding for my khasra in the past 6 months.

4. A photocopy of the file noting on my case from the date of last successful disbursal until today, including any objection, query or discrepancy raised.

5. The expected date by which the discrepancy will be corrected and the pending installments released.

I enclose a fee of Rs. 10/- by [Court Fee Stamp / IPO No. — / Cash receipt — ] as per Rule [your state RTI Rules, e.g., Bihar RTI Rules 2006].

Yours faithfully,
[Signature]
[Name]

• Account not Aadhaar-seeded. Your account holding the PM-KISAN amount must be Aadhaar-linked at the bank end (NPCI mapping). Even if e-KYC says “complete” on pmkisan.gov.in, the bank-side seeding is separate. Walk into your branch, fill the Aadhaar seeding form, get a receipt.
• Two accounts. If you opened a new account in the same bank, the old (seeded) account may still be the destination. Update at the bank.
• Land in joint name. PM-KISAN treats the family as one beneficiary unit (1 ₹6,000/year per family). If land is jointly held, only one family member can claim. Filing twice triggers “Duplicate Beneficiary” and freezes both.
• Tenancy farming. If you cultivate but the land is in someone else's name, you are not eligible under current rules. (Several states are pushing for tenant inclusion — not yet law as of April 2026.)
• Wrong eKYC status interpretation. “OTP eKYC done” but bank-side mismatch → installments still blocked. Both must be green.

• The PM-KISAN mobile app's Face Authentication is the fastest e-KYC route in 2026 — works in <2 minutes, no OTP needed, no CSC visit.
• Keep screenshots of every status check. They are useful evidence in the RTI application and at the First Appeal stage.
• If your installment is delayed but “PFMS Status: FTO Generated” shows green on pmkisan.gov.in, the file has been sent to the bank — the issue is at the bank's end. Lodge a written complaint at the bank with the FTO reference.
• Some Tehsildars insist that mutation = land seeding. They are different. Mutation is the state-side correction; land seeding is the central PM-KISAN database sync. The RTI should ask both.

Q. I am a tenant farmer. Can I still apply? No, current rules require titled ownership in your or family's name. Some states (TG, KE) run parallel “Rythu Bandhu”-style schemes that include tenants — check your state agriculture portal.

Q. My father passed away. Can I get PM-KISAN on his land? Yes, after mutation in your name. Until the land record is updated, you cannot register. See RTI for stuck mutation for the speed-up route.

Q. Can I apply if I work in the city and family farms back home? Yes, if the land is in your or your family's name and you are not a serving/retired Group A/B govt employee, MP/MLA, professional with ICAI/Bar/Council membership actively practising, or income-tax payer in the last assessment year.

Q. My Aadhaar mobile is old. Can I still do e-KYC? Use biometric e-KYC at a CSC (₹15) or face authentication via the PM Kisan Mobile App. Both bypass the OTP requirement.

Q. Will I get arrears if installments were missed? Yes — once the discrepancy is corrected and your account is restored to “Active”, all missed installments are paid as arrears in a single transfer.

PM-KISAN is one of the most reliable cash transfers India runs — but the moment a single field in the central database doesn't match your state land record, payment stops with no notification. The RTI route forces the Tehsildar to put the actual reason in writing and acts as a 30-day deadline that the Patwari/SDM cannot quietly ignore. ₹10 of court-fee stamp has unblocked tens of thousands of files since 2020.

• Mutation stuck? RTI in 30 days
• Apply for BPL ration card
• Old-age pension — state schemes
• RTI fees by state
• State RTI portals directory

• Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare — pmkisan.gov.in (Operational Guidelines, last revised 2024)
• RTI Act, 2005 §§6, 7, 19, 20
• State land record portals (Bhulekh UP, Bihar Bhumi, MH Mahabhumi, KA Bhoomi)
• PIB releases on PM-KISAN installments

Last reviewed: 27 April 2026.