Part of Pillar 4 — RTI for Money & Schemes. Companion: generic scheme delay RTI.

Stoppages trace to:

• Land-seeding incomplete — revenue record not matched.
• Aadhaar-name mismatch — RoR name differs from Aadhaar.
• eKYC pending — bio / OTP / face eKYC.
• Bank account not NPCI-mapped for DBT.
• Self-declaration (income-tax assessee / pensioner / constitutional post) exclusion triggered.
• PFMS batch rejection — treasury-level.

• 2+ installments missed.
• Portal shows “FTO generated” but no credit.
• eKYC “done” but status shows pending.
• Name spelling difference flagged.

• Beneficiary ID status in PM-KISAN portal.
• Land-seeding status and matching khasra number.
• Aadhaar-seeding + NPCI mapping log.
• eKYC completion date + method.
• PFMS batch / FTO reference.
• Reason for installment hold (exclusion rule invoked, if any).
• Estimated release date.
• Nodal Officer contact.

• State RTI portal → Department of Agriculture → District Agriculture Officer.
• Copy to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare via rtionline.gov.in.
• Rs. 10 fee; BPL free.

To,
The Public Information Officer,
Office of the District Agriculture Officer / Nodal Officer, PM-KISAN,
[District], [State]

Subject: Information under Section 6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005, regarding my PM-KISAN installment.

Sir/Madam,

I, [Name], resident of [Village, Block, District], PM-KISAN Beneficiary ID [ID], submit:

Aadhaar (last 4 digits): XXXX
Bank account (last 4 digits): XXXX
Land survey / khasra number: ________
Installments received till date (numbers): ________
Installments pending: ________

Please provide:

1. Current beneficiary-record status in the PM-KISAN portal.
2. Land-seeding status — matched khasra / survey number, records linked, revenue office endorsement.
3. Aadhaar-seeding + NPCI mapping log with dates.
4. eKYC completion status (bio / OTP / face) with date.
5. PFMS Fund Transfer Order (FTO) reference for the last released installment.
6. Specific reason why the next installment has been held.
7. If exclusion has been triggered (income-tax assessee / pensioner / constitutional post), the ground and the source database.
8. Estimated date of next release.
9. Nodal Officer name and direct contact at district level.
10. First Appellate Authority contact.

I enclose Indian Postal Order No. __________ for Rs. 10.
I declare I am an Indian citizen.

Yours faithfully,
[Signature, Date, Place]

1. Portal status.
2. Land-seeding + khasra match.
3. Aadhaar + NPCI log.
4. eKYC status.
5. PFMS FTO reference.
6. Hold reason.
7. Exclusion ground (if any).
8. Release ETA.
9. Nodal Officer contact.
10. FAA contact.

• Day 0–10 RTI routed.
• Day 10–25 Nodal Officer / revenue office often resolves the mismatch during this window.
• Day 30 Written reply.

• Using Aadhaar full number — only last 4.
• Not citing Beneficiary ID.
• Filing at state HQ instead of district Nodal Officer.
• Skipping land-seeding question.

• Visit CSC for eKYC if online eKYC fails — cost Rs. 15.
• Patwari / Revenue office visit for name correction on RoR.
• PFMS UTR is the ultimate proof of disbursement — ask in Question 5.
• Parallel PM-KISAN helpline 155261 — log the complaint with reference.

Q1. How many installments per year?
Three, of Rs. 2,000 each, totalling Rs. 6,000.

Q2. Is land seeding one-time?
Yes, but revenue changes (mutation, subdivision) may trigger re-seeding.

Q3. Exclusion list?
Income-tax assessees, institutional landowners, pensioners > Rs. 10,000/month, doctors/CAs/engineers, etc.

Q4. Can NRIs get PM-KISAN?
No.

PM-KISAN is rule-based and system-traceable. Most stalls are administrative mismatches; RTI makes the mismatch visible and fixable.

• Pillar 4 — Money & Schemes
• Scheme delay RTI — generic
• PMAY installment RTI
• File RTI online

• PM-KISAN Operational Guidelines (Ministry of Agriculture)
• PFMS documentation

Last reviewed: 21 April 2026.