PM-Kisan: Centre disburses ₹4.27 lakh crore in 22 installments since inception

• PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) is a Central Sector Scheme providing ₹6,000/year in three equal ₹2,000 instalments via DBT to Aadhaar-seeded accounts of land-holding farmers.
• 100% Centrally funded; flagship income-support intervention launched February 2019.
• As of March 2026, ₹4.27 lakh crore disbursed across 22 instalments since inception — examinable headline figure.
• Relevant to GS-III (Agriculture, Subsidies, DBT) and GS-II (Welfare schemes, governance).