The central government on Saturday extended the last date for making PM Kisan account KYC compliance to July 31, 2022. It can be noted that earlier the deadline for making PM Kisan account KYC compliance was May 31, 2022. According to PM Kisan Portal “eKYC is MANDATORY for PMKISAN Registered Farmers. OTP Based eKYC is available on PMKISAN Portal or nearest CSC centres may be contacted for Biometric based eKYC. Deadline of eKYC for all the PMKISAN beneficiaries has been extended till 31st July 2022."
Also, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on May 31, 2022 released the 11th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, by fixing an amount of around Rs. 21,000 crore for 10 Crore farmers. Farmers are advised to complete the KYC norms on or before the new deadline in order to be eligible to receive the benefit under the PM Kisan scheme. Also Read: Have Aadhaar card? Avoid Rs. 1000 penalty; Do this thing quickly online. Hurry!
The PM Kisan scheme is a central sector scheme that was started 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.
An annual financial benefit of Rs. 6,000 is being provided to eligible beneficiary farmer families under the scheme. The amount is credited directly to the bank account of the famers in three equal installments of ₹2,000 each, every 4th month. If you have not yet done the PM Kisan eKYC, here are the steps you need to follow. Also Read: Telegram Tips and Tricks: Delete messages by date, here's how
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