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To receive the 19th instalment, farmers need to complete their OTP-based e-KYC, which is available on the PM-KISAN Portal or the nearest CSC centres.
PM Kisan 19th Installment: Check Date, Beneficiary Status, KYC Process, & Other Key Details.
PM Kisan 19th Installment Date: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to release the much-awaited 19th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM Kisan) scheme during his visit to Bhagalpur, Bihar, on February 24. Under the PM Kisan scheme, eligible farmers get Rs 2,000 every four months, which is Rs 6,000 annually.
During the Bhagalpur visit, PM Modi is also expected to launch various state development initiatives, apart from participating in agricultural programmes.
The 18th installment of the PM Kisan scheme was released in October 2025, in which a total of 9.4 crore farmers got Rs 20,000 crore in their bank accounts.
What is PM Kisan Scheme?
Under the PM Kisan scheme, eligible farmers get Rs 2,000 every four months, which is Rs 6,000 in a year. The money, which is is directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries, is provided each year in three installments — April-July, August-November and December-March.
The scheme was announced in the Interim Budget 2019 by then finance minister Piyush Goyal and was later launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It has now become the world’s biggest Direct Benefit Transfer scheme.
Complete Your KYC To Receive 19th Installment of PM-KISAN
To receive the 19th instalment, the farmers need to complete their e-KYC. According to the scheme’s official website, “eKYC is MANDATORY for PMKISAN Registered Farmers. OTP-based eKYC is available on the PMKISAN Portal, or the nearest CSC centres may be contacted for Biometric-based eKYC”.
PM Kisan: How To Check Beneficiary Status?
1) Visit the official website — pmkisan.gov.in.
2) Now, click on the tab ‘Know Your Status’ on the right side of the page.
3) Enter your registration number and fill Captcha Code, and select ‘Get Data’ option.
Your beneficiary status will come up on the screen.
PM-KISAN: Check Your Name in Beneficiary List
Step 1: Visit PM Kisan official website www.pmkisan.gov.in.
Step 2: Click on the ‘Beneficiary list’ tab.
Step 3: Select details from the drop-down such as select state, district, sub-district, block, and village.
Step 4: Click on the ‘Get report’ tab
After this, the beneficiary list will be displayed.
You can call on the helpline numbers — 155261 and 011-24300606.
Steps To Apply For PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
Step 1: Visit pmkisan.gov.in.
Step 2: Click on ‘New Farmer Registration’ and enter Aadhaar number and fill the captcha.
Step 3: Enter the required details and click on ‘Yes’.
Step 4: Fill in the information asked in the PM-Kisan application form 2024, save it and take a printout for future reference.
PM Kisan Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the PM-KISAN’s 19th installment, a person needs to fulfill below mentioned conditions:
– Indian citizen
– Owns cultivable land
– Should be a small or marginal farmer
– Not be a retiree who receives a pension of at least Rs 10,000 per month
– Not have filed for income tax
– Not be an institutional landholder.
