The Center on Wednesday asked farmers to verify their details on the PM-Kisan portal and complete e-KYC as soon as possible before the release of the 22nd installment of Rs 18,640 crore on March 13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will digitally transfer money to 9.32 crore farmers registered under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme from Guwahati, Assam. Let us also tell you what kind of update has come out regarding PM Kisan.
Complete eKYC soon
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan appealed to the farmers across the country, especially the farmers of Assam, to check the status of their information on the PM-KISAN portal. He said in a statement that if necessary, complete e-KYC as soon as possible, so that the benefit of the 22nd installment to be released on March 13 can reach their account on time. To help the beneficiaries, ‘Know Your Status (KYS)’ module has been provided on the portal, which provides the payment status, eligibility, land seeding, Aadhaar linking and e-KYC status together at one place.
You can do e-KYC in this way
The government has also launched a face authentication-based mobile app, through which farmers can complete e-KYC sitting at home without OTP or biometric device. State and village level nodal officers are providing extra help. The ministry’s AI-based voice chatbot ‘Kisan-eMitra’ is providing round-the-clock assistance in 11 regional languages and has so far answered the queries of lakhs of farmers. A strong verification system has been created to remove those who are not benefiting, while the facility to surrender voluntarily has been introduced for rich farmers. A reactivation system has also been created for those who have surrendered their benefits by mistake.
how much amount has been given
Among those who received the 22nd installment, more than 2.15 crore are women farmers. Under this scheme, eligible farmer families receive Rs 6,000 every year in three equal installments directly into their bank accounts through the Direct Benefit Transfer System. With this release, the total amount distributed under PM-Kisan will cross Rs 4.27 lakh crore.