RAS question
The PM-KISAN scheme provides direct income support of how much per year to eligible farmer families?
Correct answer: (C) ₹6,000.
Under PM-KISAN, eligible landholding farmer families receive Rs 6,000 per year as income support in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000, transferred directly to their bank accounts.
Explanation
PM-KISAN, or Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, is structured as a direct income-support scheme for landholding farmer families. The official PM-KISAN portal states that the scheme provides Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments, so the yearly figure is not a one-time Rs 2,000 payment but the total of three payments. The source also confirms that the benefit is transferred directly to beneficiaries' bank accounts, and that eligible farmer families are identified by State Governments and UT administrations as per the scheme guidelines. Therefore, for an MCQ asking the annual direct income support, the correct figure is Rs 6,000.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Rs 3,000 is wrong because PM-KISAN provides Rs 6,000 per year; Rs 3,000 would be only half of the annual support.
- (B) Rs 10,000 is wrong because it exceeds the annual amount stated for PM-KISAN, which is Rs 6,000.
- (D) Rs 12,000 is wrong because it doubles the scheme's annual support; three instalments of Rs 2,000 add up to Rs 6,000, not Rs 12,000.
Concept
This tests Indian Economy coverage of flagship welfare schemes, especially direct benefit transfer and income-support design. RAS repeats such schemes because the exam often asks precise benefit amounts, eligibility framing, and implementation mechanism.