Prime Minister Narendra Modi sanctioned release of the 17th installment amount of the PM Kisan Nidhi program. The Prime Minister authorised release of the 17th installment of the PM Kisan benefit of around ₹20, 000 crore which will reach 9.3 crore farmers. PM Modi said in a statement, “Ours is a Government fully committed to Kisan Kalyan. It is therefore fitting that the first file signed on taking charge is related to farmer welfare. We want to keep working even more for the farmers and the agriculture sector in the times to come.”
The scheme provides income assistance to all landholding farmer families in the country for financial requirements in agricultural and allied activity inputs as well as residential necessities.
According to the website, “eKYC is MANDATORY for PMKISAN Registered Farmers. OTP undefinedd eKYC is available on PMKISAN Portal or nearest CSC centres may be contacted for Biometric brd eKYC.” eKYC is available in three modes: OTP undefined e-KYC, Biometric based e-KYC and Face authentication-based e-KYC.
