**Summary:**
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, a central sector scheme launched in February 2019, provides financial assistance to farmers with cultivable landholding. The scheme offers a benefit of Rs 6,000 per year, disbursed in three equal installments via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to farmers' Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts. As of August 5, 2025, the Government of India has disbursed over Rs 3.90 lakh Cr. through 20 installments. To maintain transparency, the government has made Farmer ID mandatory for new registrations under PM-KISAN in 14 States. States employ various enrollment methods, including self-registration, CSC mode, operator mode involving state officials, and Sahayak mode, to create a State Farmers Registry. These mechanisms also address concerns during registration through local administrations at the district level. As of this announcement, there is no proposal to increase the benefit amount under the PM-KISAN scheme, according to Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Ramnath Thakur's written reply in Lok Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
PM KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI: A central sector scheme to supplement the financial needs of farmers with cultivable landholding.
Ministry of Agriculture Farmers Welfare: The government ministry responsible for agriculture and farmer welfare.
Aadhaar: A 12-digit unique identity number issued to all Indian residents.
Direct Benefit Transfer DBT: A mode of transferring financial benefits directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries.
Government of India: The central government of India.
Shri Ramnath Thakur: Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Delhi: The National Capital Territory of Delhi
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
FARMER ID FOR PM KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI
Posted On: 05 AUG 2025 4:42PM by PIB Delhi
The PM-KISAN scheme is a central sector scheme launched in February 2019 by the Hon’ble Prime Minister
to supplement the financial needs of farmers with cultivable land-holding. Under the scheme, a financial
benefit of Rs 6,000/- per year is transferred in three equal instalments, into the Aadhaar seeded bank accounts
of farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. Under the PM-KISAN Scheme, cultivable
landholding is primary eligibility criteria to receive benefit of the Scheme subject to some certain exclusions
relating to higher income status.
A farmer-centric digital infrastructure has ensured the benefits of the scheme reach all the farmers across the
country without involvement of any intermediaries. Maintaining absolute transparency in registering and
verifying beneficiaries, the Government of India has disbursed over Rs 3.90 lakh Cr. through 20 installments
since inception of the Scheme. The Farmer ID has now been made mandatory in 14 States for new
registrations under PM-KISAN.
Government has enabled different modes of enrollment of farmers in creation of State Farmers Registry. The
States have created mechanisms such as Self registration, CSC mode, Operator mode (including State
Agriculture and Revenue officials at field level) and Sahayak mode. To address concerns if any, during the
registration of farmers the State Governments are using the above modes to raise concerns, with local
administrations at District levels, for which technical provisions have been made for authorised officials at
field level.
Currently, there is no proposal under consideration to increase the benefit amount under the PM Kisan
Scheme.
This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Ramnath Thakur in
a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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