Central GovernmentFarmers23rd instalment paid 20 Jun 2026
PM-KISAN
₹6,000 a year
Every land-owning farmer family gets ₹6,000 a year from the central government, in three parts of ₹2,000.
💰 What you get
- ₹6,000 a year in three equal parts of ₹2,000.
- Sent straight to your Aadhaar-linked bank account (DBT).
- Extended until 2030-31.
✅ Who can apply
- ✔Farmer families who own farm land (any size), with the land in their name in the land records.
- ✔e-KYC done (OTP, face or fingerprint), bank account linked to Aadhaar and land details added.
❌ Who cannot
- ✘Families where anyone paid income tax in the last assessment year.
- ✘Serving or retired government/PSU regular employees (MTS and Group D staff CAN apply).
- ✘Pensioners getting ₹10,000 or more a month (except MTS / Group D).
- ✘Present or former ministers, MPs, MLAs and constitutional post holders.
- ✘Practising doctors, engineers, lawyers, CAs and architects.
- ✘Institutions that own land.
🪜 How to apply, step by step
- 1Register at pmkisan.gov.in ('New Farmer Registration'), at a CSC, or through the block Agriculture office.
- 2The state checks your land records and approves.
- 3Complete e-KYC on the portal or PM-KISAN app (OTP or face), or by fingerprint at a CSC.
- 4Check 'Beneficiary Status' on the portal before each instalment.
📌 Good to know
- Your instalment stops if e-KYC is not done — check your status before each instalment.