RAS question
When was the 21st installment of PM-KISAN released?
Correct answer: (B) November 19, 2025.
The 21st instalment of PM-KISAN was released on November 19, 2025, from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Explanation
PM-KISAN's 21st instalment was released on November 19, 2025. The PIB backgrounder identifies the release as the 21st instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme and states that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would release it from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The date matters because this was not just a routine scheme reference: the instalment involved nearly 9 crore farmers receiving about Rs 18,000 crore through Direct Benefit Transfer. That DBT framing is central to why the event appears in economy and current-affairs questions: the scheme links income support for farmers with direct, transparent transfer of funds, without intermediary involvement.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) October 11, 2025 is wrong because the PIB release places the 21st PM-KISAN instalment on November 19, 2025.
- (C) December 5, 2025 is wrong because it falls after the date stated for the 21st instalment in the PIB backgrounder.
- (D) November 1, 2025 is wrong because the cited PIB source gives November 19, 2025 as the release date.
Concept
This tests current-affairs coverage of Central Sector welfare schemes in the Indian Economy syllabus. PM-KISAN recurs in RAS because it combines farmer income support, Direct Benefit Transfer, and scheme implementation details.