RTI for PM-Kisan Instalment Not Received

Use this guide if (a) earlier instalments came but recent ones have stopped; (b) PM-Kisan portal shows “Aadhaar Failure” or “ineligible”; © the State Nodal Officer rejected your case after a tehsil verification; (d) you are listed as “RFT Signed by State” but money has not arrived; (e) you want the land record extract used to determine your eligibility.

• Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) Scheme Operational Guidelines 2018, as amended.
• DA&FW circulars on Aadhaar seeding, eKYC and Family Definition.
• RTI Act 2005, Sections 6 and 7(1).
• Right to Information State Rules for the state where land lies.

The CIC has held in Suresh Yadav v DA&FW (CIC, 2022) and similar later decisions that beneficiary status, rejection reasons and PFMS payment advice are disclosable to the applicant farmer.

1. Identify the PIOs. Three layers: (1) Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi; (2) State Department of Agriculture and Cooperation; (3) District Agriculture Officer / Block Agriculture Officer or the Tehsildar / Lekhpal who verified your land.
2. Pin the record. PM-Kisan registration number, Aadhaar last 4, beneficiary ID, account number, IFSC, name as on portal.
3. Use the body's own redressal first. PM-Kisan Helpdesk pmkisan-ict@gov.in, helpline 155261 / 1800-115-526. Many pendencies are eKYC.
4. Draft the RTI asking for present status, eKYC log, Aadhaar seeding log, land verification noting, FTO (Fund Transfer Order) number, PFMS bank advice, and reason for rejection.
5. Pay ₹10 fee through online RTI or IPO.
6. Wait 30 days then escalate.

To,
The Public Information Officer,
[Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare / State Agriculture Department / District Agriculture Officer / Tehsildar]
[Full address]

Subject: RTI under Section 6 regarding PM-Kisan instalment for farmer [Name], registration ID [number], Aadhaar last four [XXXX]

Sir / Madam,

I, [Full name], a citizen of India and a registered beneficiary of PM-Kisan, request the following under the RTI Act 2005. Fee of Rs. 10 paid online / by IPO.

In respect of my PM-Kisan registration ID [number], application date [date], state [name], district [name], block [name], village [name]:

1. Present status of my registration on the PM-Kisan portal as on the date of receipt of this RTI.
2. Date and result of Aadhaar seeding with my account number, including PFMS bank validation log.
3. Date and result of eKYC (Aadhaar OTP / biometric / face authentication).
4. Land verification noting by the Lekhpal / Patwari / Tehsildar, with the khata / khasra entry consulted and the Family Definition applied.
5. Reason recorded for rejection or deferment, if any.
6. FTO (Fund Transfer Order) number, instalment-wise, with date of generation and date of bank credit.
7. Acknowledgement and date by which the next instalment is expected to be released.
8. Standard Operating Procedure followed for verification under the 2018 PM-Kisan Operational Guidelines and subsequent circulars.
9. Present location of my file and the name of the present custodian.

I invoke Section 10 (severability) and Section 6(3) (transfer to right office). I undertake to pay further fee under Section 7(3).

Yours faithfully,
[Signature, name, date]

• Skipping eKYC. Most “stopped” cases are eKYC. Do eKYC first; then RTI.
• Wrong PIO. Land verification is at tehsil; payment is via PFMS; eligibility approval is at state level. Pick by your specific issue.
• Filing in the family head's name only. Post-2019 circular on family definition restricts to one beneficiary per “family” (husband, wife, minor children). Match the rule.
• Asking for action. PIO does not “release the instalment”. Ask for records; state the action separately.
• Ignoring exclusion list. Income-tax payers, doctors, engineers, advocates, government employees of certain ranks, and pensioners drawing more than Rs 10,000 are excluded under the Operational Guidelines. Check your category before pushing harder.

• No reply in 30 days → First Appeal under Section 19(1).
• Parallel grievance → PM-Kisan helpline 155261, helpdesk email; CPGRAMS marked to DA&FW.
• State agriculture grievance cell.
• Writ in High Court for arbitrary exclusion of an eligible farmer.

Top reasons: pending eKYC, Aadhaar-bank account name mismatch, land record family-mapping update, voluntary surrender by another family member, or detection of an exclusion category. The RTI reply pinpoints which.

No, but it forces the file movement and exposes the precise blocker, which then allows you to fix it (eg redo eKYC, update family record, get land mutation).

Yes. The verification noting and the khata / khasra extract referred are part of the record. Mark a copy to the local Tehsildar PIO.

Yes, your own. Third-party PFMS data is not.

Husband, wife and minor children, per the 2019 circular. Joint families and adult children with separate landholding need separate registration.

Tenant farmers without land in their name are generally ineligible. State variations exist for forest-right holders and tribal cultivators; check your state notification.

Yes, for central DA&FW. State-level RTIs are mostly physical.

• PM-Kisan portal: pmkisan.gov.in
• Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: agriwelfare.gov.in
• Public Financial Management System (PFMS): pfms.nic.in
• RTI Online: rtionline.gov.in
• CPGRAMS: pgportal.gov.in

Last reviewed: 9 May 2026.

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