PM Kisan: Status, Beneficiary List and Installments

What is PM Kisan?

PM Kisan (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) is a central government scheme that has been running since 1 December 2018. The centre pays for all of it, and each state government decides which farming families qualify.

An eligible family gets ₹6,000 a year, paid in three installments (kist) of ₹2,000 straight into an Aadhaar-linked bank account through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer). The scheme is for families who own farmland in their name. A family here means a husband, a wife and their minor children, and only one person in the family receives the installments.

Three installments a year, ₹6,000 in all

Installment details

The year is split into three periods: April to July, August to November, and December to March. One installment is paid in each period, and the government announces the date separately every time. These were the last four:

Your bank sends an SMS when the installment arrives. If you don't get one, have your passbook updated or look it up in your status. The dates of the last ten installments, and what to check before the next one, are on the next installment page.

How to check your PM Kisan status

You check your status on the official PM Kisan website, pmkisan.gov.in. You need two things: your registration number, and the mobile number you gave PM Kisan, because the OTP is sent to that phone.

1. Open pmkisan.gov.in and tap Know Your Status under Farmers Corner.
2. Type your registration number in the Enter Registration No. box.
3. Copy the letters from the picture into Captcha Code and tap Get OTP.
4. Enter the OTP sent to your mobile, and your full status will open.

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What your status shows

At the top are your details: name, state, district, village, bank and the date you registered. If anything there is wrong, get it corrected soon.

Below that, Eligibility Status lists three things, each marked Yes or No: Land Seeding, eKYC Status and Aadhaar Bank Account Seeding Status. A single No is enough to stop your installment.

At the bottom you'll see every installment with its status and date, and the bank account the money went to.

What the status messages mean

Every installment goes through these four stages before it reaches your account. The message in your status tells you which stage yours is at:

1. State checkPending / Waiting for approval
2. State approvalRFT Signed by State
3. Payment orderFTO Generated
4. Money in your accountPayment Success

Each installment has a short message next to it. This is what they mean:

The exact wording on the website can vary a little. The table gives the usual meaning.

Don't know your registration number?

The Know Your Status page has a Know Your Registration No. button at the top. Enter your mobile or Aadhaar number there, confirm with an OTP, and your registration number will appear. I've written out every step for finding your registration number on its own page.

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Once you have it, write it down somewhere safe. You'll need it every time you check your status.

Three things every installment needs

Being registered isn't enough on its own. The installment comes only when all three of these are done, and your status should show Yes against each one:

Land seeding

Land seeding means your land in the state's land records has been linked to your PM Kisan record. Depending on the state, that record is called the khatauni, khasra or jamabandi. The link confirms that the land really is in your name, and it is done by the state government's agriculture and revenue departments.

You can see it in your status, under Eligibility Status, next to Land Seeding. If it says Yes, nothing more is needed on this front.

If it says No, this is how to get it fixed:

1. Gather your latest land papers (a copy of the khatauni or jamabandi), your Aadhaar card and your registration number.
2. Go to the block or tehsil agriculture office, or meet the patwari or lekhpal for your area.
3. Tell them your land seeding shows No in PM Kisan, and hand in the papers.
4. Check your status again after a few weeks. Once it turns Yes, you'll get the installments that follow.

Land seeding often gets stuck when the name on the land papers is written differently from the name on Aadhaar. In that case the name in the land record has to be corrected first.

What the land record is called in each state, and what to do about inherited land, is covered on the land seeding page.

Aadhaar–bank (NPCI) seeding

PM Kisan money is sent through Aadhaar, so your Aadhaar has to be linked to a bank account in NPCI for DBT. Giving the bank a photocopy of your Aadhaar is not enough. The account itself has to be enabled for DBT.

You can check whether the seeding is done in two places:

• In your PM Kisan status, look at Aadhaar Bank Account Seeding Status.
• On the Aadhaar website, myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in, log in with your Aadhaar number and an OTP, then open Bank Seeding Status. It shows which bank your Aadhaar is linked to.

To get it done:

1. Take your Aadhaar card and passbook to the branch of the bank where you want the money.
2. Fill in the form for Aadhaar seeding / DBT (NPCI) and give your consent.
3. After a few days, check again in either of the places above.

The full steps for seeding through your bank, NPCI's BASE portal or the post office are on the Aadhaar–bank seeding page.

Installment not received? The usual reasons

• eKYC isn't done. Your status will show No against eKYC Status. Get your eKYC done.
• Land seeding is pending. Your land record isn't linked to PM Kisan yet. See what to do.
• Aadhaar isn't linked to a bank account, or the linked account has been closed. Get NPCI seeding done.
• The application is under review or was rejected. Your status will say Pending or Rejected. Ask the block agriculture office for the reason.
• The installment is on hold for a check. If the land came into your name after 01-02-2019, or two people in the family are taking the money, the installment stays on hold until the check is over.

Start with your status, because most of the time the reason is written right there. Another common cause is a name spelt differently in Aadhaar, the bank and the land record, and for that there is name correction. If everything looks right and the installment still hasn't come, file a complaint.

Changed your mobile number?

The OTP for your status goes to the mobile number you gave PM Kisan. If that number has changed, add the new one through Update Mobile Number under Farmers Corner on pmkisan.gov.in. It helps if the new number is linked to your Aadhaar as well, so the eKYC OTP comes to the same phone.

Where to get help

• PM Kisan helpline. Call 155261 or 011-24300606.
• Complaints. Use the Helpdesk - Query Form under Farmers Corner on pmkisan.gov.in.
• Kisan eMitra. The government's chatbot on the PM Kisan website and app answers questions in Hindi as well as English.
• An office near you. Your block or district agriculture office, or your nearest CSC (Common Service Centre).

Common questions

Sources: pmkisan.gov.in, PIB (pib.gov.in), UIDAI (uidai.gov.in)