Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
PM-KISAN
Department of Agriculture and CooperationGovernment of India
Farmer welfare scheme by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to provide income support to all landholding farmers' families in the country to supplement their financial needs for procuring various inputs related to agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic needs.
What this scheme offers
Farmer welfare scheme by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to provide income support to all landholding farmers' families in the country to supplement their financial needs for procuring various inputs related to agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic needs.
Eligibility at a glance
All landholding farmers' families, which have cultivable land holding in their names are eligible to get benefit under the scheme.
The following categories of beneficiaries of higher economic status shall not be eligible for benefit under the scheme:
All Institutional Land holders.
Farmer families in which one or more of its members belong to following categories
Former and present holders of constitutional posts
Former and present Ministers/ State Ministers and former/present Members of LokSabha/ RajyaSabha/ State Legislative Assemblies/ State Legislative Councils,former and present Mayors of Municipal Corporations, former and present Chairpersons of District Panchayats.