Good News!! PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi: How To Update eKYC To Get Financial Benefit of Rs. 6000

PM Kisan is a central government initiative that provides qualifying farmers with financial assistance from the Government of India. All land-owning farmer households would get annual income assistance of Rs. 6,000 in three equal installments of Rs. 2000 every four months under the plan. This monetary benefit will be directly credited into the beneficiaries' bank accounts.

The family must consist only of a husband, wife, and minor children, and the farmer families' eligibility is determined by the State Government and the UT administration. In order to get monetary benefits, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has made eKYC mandatory for PM Kisan registered farmers.

On the PMKisan website, the department has mentioned "eKYC is MANDATORY for PMKISAN Registered Farmers. Pls. click eKYC option in Farmer Corner for Aadhar based OTP authentication and for Biometric authentication contact nearest CSC centres. There may be Time Out & Delay in response while verifying OTP due to intermittent issue in OTP services of UIDAI as per notification received from UIDAI."

The release of the 10th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN) Yojana was made on 1st January 2022 and the next installment is yet to come, in order to receive the benefits the farmer families are mandatory to update their KYC details in case it is pending.

Steps to update eKYC

• Visit pmkisan.gov.in and click on 'eKYC' under the 'Farmers Corner' section available on the right side of the page.
• Now on the 'Aadhar OTP Ekyc' page enter your Aadhaar number and click on 'Search'.
• Now enter your Aadhaar linked mobile number and you will get an OTP on the entered mobile number.
• Enter the OTP and your KYC will be updated successfully.

Steps to register for PMKisan scheme

All small landholding households with a husband, wife, and minor child are eligible to apply for the scheme, and the steps for the same are outlined below.

• Visit pmkisan.gov.in and click on 'New Farmer Registration' under the 'Farmers Corner' section available on the right side of the page.
• Fill out the 'New Farmer Registration Form' with all the required details.
• You can select your preferred language in order to fill the form online.
• Now you will be required to enter your Aadhaar Number which will be authenticated with UIDAI. Only once your Aadhar is validated you can proceed further.
• Now enter your Aadhaar-linked mobile number and you will get an OTP on your entered mobile number by clicking on 'Send OTP'.
• Enter the OTP, verify the same and your registration would be completed successfully.