The Government has released the 21st instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on November 19, 2025. Under this instalment, nearly 9 crore farmers across the country received approximately Rs 18,000 crore in direct financial assistance through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system, ensuring transparency and eliminating any intermediary involvement.

In order to provide income support to all landholding farmers’ families with cultivable land in the country, the Central Government launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, a Central Sector Scheme, on February 24, 2019. The scheme offers annual financial assistance of Rs 6,000 to each eligible farmer family, delivered in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000, into their Aadhaar seeded bank accounts of farmers through DBT mode.

So far, more than Rs 3.70 lakh crore have been disbursed to over 11 crore farmer families in the country through 20 instalments. The benefits of the scheme are being provided to those farmers whose land details are seeded in PM KISAN portal, have bank accounts seeded with Aadhaar and eKYC is completed. This scheme stands out as one of the largest Direct Benefit Transfer initiative globally, underscoring its monumental impact on facilitating financial support directly to the beneficiaries. With a commitment to inclusivity, it dedicates over 25% of its benefits to women beneficiaries.