Crores of farmers in the country are taking advantage of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM Kisan Yojana) launched by the Government of India on 24 February 2019. If you are also a farmer and were not able to apply for this scheme earlier, then you still have a golden opportunity. The government is ensuring that no eligible farmer in the country is deprived of the benefits of this scheme, so new applications are being accepted continuously and names are being added to the beneficiary list if found eligible.

If you have not applied yet, do it immediately, because the benefits of this scheme will be available only upon applying. Also, after getting the 19th installment, farmers are eagerly waiting for the 20th installment. So let’s know when the 20th installment of PM Kisan Yojana can come, what is the eligibility for it, how to do e-KYC and how to see your name in the beneficiary list.

The 20th installment of PM Kisan Yojana

After receiving the 19th installment, many farmers in the country are waiting for the 20th installment these days. All the farmers want them to get the 20th installment as soon as possible. It is expected that this installment can be provided in June. Because since the beginning of this scheme, the installment has usually been provided in June itself. It will be a full 4 months after the 19th installment is provided in June. However, the official date is awaited to be announced, so farmers are advised to keep checking the updates regularly on the official portal.

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Who can become a participant in this scheme

To avail of the benefits of PM Kisan Yojana, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • The applicant must be a farmer.
  • The applicant must have cultivable land for cultivation.
  • Only small and marginal farmers, who complete the application process, will be considered eligible for this scheme.
  • The farmer applying should not have too much land (usually 2 hectares or less).
  • Income tax should not be deposited by the farmer.
  • The farmer should not be employed or retired on any constitutional post.
  • Government employees or retired government employees are not eligible for this scheme.

PM Kisan Yojana e-KYC

After seeing the name in the beneficiary list, all the farmers, whose name appears in the list, have to complete the process of e-KYC by themselves or by visiting any customer service center. The Government of India has made this task mandatory for all beneficiaries. If you want to do e-KYC yourself, then an option is available on the official portal, with the help of which KYC can be done. E-KYC ensures that the benefits of the scheme reach the right and eligible farmers only.

How to check the PM Kisan Beneficiary List

Follow the steps given below to check your name in the beneficiary list of PM Kisan Yojana:

  1. First of all open the official portal of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (https://pmkisan.gov.in/).
  2. Now find the section of ‘Farmers Corner’ in the section given on the main page.
  3. In the section of Farmers Corner, the option of ‘Beneficiary List’ will appear, click on it.
  4. Now select all the required information like your state, district, sub-district, block and village.
  5. After filling in all this information, click on the option of ‘Get Report’.
  6. After this the beneficiary list will open, in which you can check your name.

If your name is present in the list, then you will start getting the benefits of PM Kisan Yojana like other beneficiaries. If the name is not there, then you should check your eligibility and if eligible then apply or complete the process of e-KYC.

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