The Hon’ble Prime Minister has released the 23rd installment of the PM-Kisan on 20th June 2026 from Tarakeswar, Hooghly , West Bengal.

eKYC is MANDATORY for PMKISAN Registered Farmers. Biometric-based eKYC option is now available for CSC VLE Logins, PM-KISAN Mobile Application and State Authorized User Logins.

Important Note:

  • The Department has identified certain suspected cases that may fall under the exclusion criteria outlined in the PM-KISAN scheme guidelines. These include, for example:
  • (i) Farmers who acquired land ownership after 01-02-2019,
  • (ii) Cases where more than one family member is receiving benefits (e.g., both husband and wife, an adult member and minor, etc.).
  • The benefits for such cases have been temporarily withheld till physical verification is completed.
  • Farmers are requested to check their eligibility status on Know Your Status (KYS) of PM KISAN website/ mobile app or Kisan eMitra chatbot for further details.
Period Wise Number of Farmers Benefited
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