PM-KISAN INSTALMENTS

• Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN): Central Sector Scheme (100% Union-funded) providing ₹6,000/year to landholding farmer families in three 4-monthly instalments of ₹2,000 via DBT to Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts.
• Launched February 2019; Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare; flagship example of JAM trinity-enabled direct income support.
• Examinable for both Prelims (scheme facts, instalment numbers) and Mains (agri-distress, DBT governance, leakage control).