India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The PM-KISAN scheme is a central sector scheme launched in February 2019 by the Prime Minister to supplement the financial needs of cultivable land-holding farmers. Under the scheme, a financial benefit of Rs. 6,000/- per year is transferred in three equal instalments, into the Aadhaar seeded bank accounts of farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. The Government of India has disbursed over Rs. 4.27 lakh Cr. in 22 installments since inception.
During the release of 21st instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme on 19th November, 2025, more than 9.35 crore farmers received the benefit.
There have been multiple impact evaluation assessments of the PM-KISAN scheme that hig...