PM kisan yojana: Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme (PM-Kisan), the government may soon send the 20th installment to the farmers’ account. The installment of this time is expected to come in the third or fourth week of June 2025. However, the government has not yet announced any official date.
How many installments have been received so far?
The last i.e. 19th installment of this scheme was released on 24 February 2025, which benefited more than 9.8 crore farmers. It also included 2.4 crore women farmers. Earlier, the 18th installment was given in October 2024 and 17th installment in June 2024.
Three installments are available every year
Every year the government provides financial assistance of Rs 6000 to farmers in three installments. That is, every 4 months eligible farmers get 2000 rupees. This money is directly transferred to their bank account, which keeps transparency.
What is the purpose of PM-Kisan scheme?
The objective of this scheme is to provide financial assistance to farmers for small farming needs. This improves the income of farmers and helps them to buy the necessary things for their crops.
Who get benefits?
Farmers who have arable land in the name are eligible for this scheme.
But some classes are excluded from the plan, such as
Institutional land holder (in the name of land trust or institution)
Government employees (except for some exceptions)
Professional people like doctors, engineers, lawyers, CA etc.
Farmers who pay income tax
How to check payment status?
Farmers can check their payment status by visiting PM-Kisan’s website. For this, they must keep their Aadhaar number and bank account number updated correctly.
What to do farmers?
Eligible farmers are advised to update their documents and information on time. If all the information is correct, then the 20th installment of Rs 2000 in June will be transferred directly to their account. So far this scheme has helped crores of farmers across the country and its benefits will continue further.