Over ₹4.09 Lakh Crore Disbursed to Farmers under PM-KISAN through 21 Installments since Launch
- PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare providing ₹6,000/year in three equal instalments via DBT to land-holding farmers.
- Cumulative disbursement crossed ₹4.09 lakh crore across 21 instalments since launch in February 2019.
- 100% Centrally funded; world's largest DBT scheme for farmer income support — high yield topic for GS-II (Welfare) and GS-III (Agriculture).