PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi – Economic Survey 2025-26

**Objective:** Provide direct income support to all landholding farmer families to supplement their financial needs for procuring inputs. **Key Achievements (Economic Survey 2025-26):** - Over Rs 4.09 lakh crore released to eligible farmers through 21 instalments - Total disbursal now past Rs 4.27 lakh crore (22nd instalment in March 2026: Rs 18,640 crore to 9.32 crore farmers) - Over 11 crore farmer families benefited - Aadhaar-based authentication for transparent DBT **Income Support:** - Rs 6,000 per year per eligible farmer family - Paid in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000 each (every four months) - Directly transferred to Aadhaar-linked bank accounts **Eligibility:** - All landholding farmer families across India - Excludes: institutional landholders, former/current constitutional post holders, income tax payers, professionals (doctors, engineers, lawyers, CAs) **Ministry:** Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. **Launched:** February 24, 2019. **Official Website:** pmkisan.gov.in

**उद्देश्य:** सभी भूमिधारक किसान परिवारों को कृषि आदानों की खरीद के लिए प्रत्यक्ष आय सहायता प्रदान करना। **प्रमुख उपलब्धियां (आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण 2025-26):** - 21 किस्तों के माध्यम से पात्र किसानों को 4.09 लाख करोड़ रुपये से अधिक जारी - कुल वितरण अब 4.27 लाख करोड़ रुपये पार (22वीं किस्त मार्च 2026: 9.32 करोड़ किसानों को 18,640 करोड़ रुपये) - 11 करोड़ से अधिक किसान परिवार लाभान्वित - पारदर्शी DBT के लिए आधार-आधारित प्रमाणीकरण **आय सहायता:** - प्रति पात्र किसान परिवार प्रति वर्ष 6,000 रुपये - 2,000 रुपये की तीन समान किस्तों में (प्रत्येक चार महीने) - सीधे आधार-लिंक्ड बैंक खातों में हस्तांतरित **पात्रता:** - भारत भर में सभी भूमिधारक किसान परिवार - बहिष्कृत: संस्थागत भूमिधारक, आयकर दाता, पेशेवर **मंत्रालय:** कृषि और किसान कल्याण मंत्रालय। **शुभारंभ:** 24 फरवरी, 2019।

• PM-KISAN provides Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000 each directly to Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of all landholding farmer families.
• Over Rs 4.27 lakh crore disbursed to more than 11 crore farmer families through 22 instalments since launch on February 24, 2019.
• 22nd instalment (March 2026) released Rs 18,640 crore to 9.32 crore farmers.
• Excludes institutional landholders, constitutional post holders, income tax payers, and professionals such as doctors, engineers, lawyers, and CAs.
• Implemented by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare with Aadhaar-based authentication for transparent Direct Benefit Transfer.