RAS question
How much annual financial assistance does PM-KISAN provide to each eligible farmer family?
Correct answer: (C) ₹6,000.
PM-KISAN provides income support of ₹6,000 per year to each eligible landholding farmer family.
Explanation
PM-KISAN is framed as income support for eligible landholding farmer families. The official PM-KISAN portal states that, under the scheme, ₹6,000 per year is provided in three equal instalments. The annual amount is not a one-time grant but a yearly support amount split into three instalments of ₹2,000, transferred through Direct Benefit Transfer. Therefore, the examinable figure is the annual assistance per eligible farmer family, which is ₹6,000. The instalment structure is important because RAS questions often test both the headline scheme amount and the delivery design.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) ₹4,000 is below the official annual PM-KISAN support amount, which is ₹6,000 per eligible farmer family.
- (B) ₹5,000 does not match the scheme design because PM-KISAN provides three equal instalments of ₹2,000, totalling ₹6,000 per year.
- (D) ₹8,000 overstates the annual assistance; the official scheme amount is ₹6,000 per eligible landholding farmer family.
Concept
This tests central government agricultural welfare schemes under Indian Economy. It recurs in RAS because scheme amounts, eligibility units and DBT delivery are frequently asked as factual governance-economy links.