PM-Kisan yojana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release today the next installment of PM-Kisan to over 9 crore farmers in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan confirmed yesterday that the next tranche will be transferred to eligible farmers across the country.
PM Modi will also inaugurate the South India Natural Farming Summit 2025 in Coimbatore on the same occasion, from where he will digitally transfer the PM-Kisan amount. The Prime Minister will be on a day-long visit to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Visit to Coimbatore after the program in Andhra Pradesh
Modi will first travel to Andhra Pradesh, where he will participate in the birth centenary celebrations of spiritual guru Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi. He will then travel to Coimbatore to address a large farmers’ conference organized to promote natural farming. This event will be attended by over 50,000 farmers. The event is being organized by the Tamil Nadu Natural Farming Stakeholders Forum.
According to an official statement, “The summit aims to promote sustainable, eco-friendly, and chemical-free agricultural practices, and to accelerate the shift towards natural and regenerative farming as a viable, climate-smart, and economically sustainable model for India’s agricultural future.”
PM-KISAN: How the Benefit Works
Under the PM-KISAN scheme, the central government provides income support of ₹6,000 to farmers every year. This amount is transferred in three installments of ₹2,000 every four months. The scheme was launched on February 24, 2019.
In the previous installment (April-July FY26), 97.14 million farmers received the money. During the December-March 2024-25 period, the amount was transferred to 10.68 million farmers.
Why are there 7 million fewer beneficiaries this time?
The number of farmers eligible for the latest, 21st installment, has decreased by approximately 7 million. This is due to a rigorous campaign being launched by the government to identify farmers who are ineligible for the scheme.
The government has currently paused the accounts and registration process of several thousand farmers. The ministry suspects that many of these farmers do not meet the scheme’s criteria. The Agriculture Ministry is also conducting a nationwide ‘saturation drive’ to ensure all eligible farmers are included in the scheme.
A notice issued on the PM-Kisan portal states that the Agriculture Department has “identified certain suspected cases that may fall under the exclusion criteria outlined in the PM-KISAN scheme guidelines,” and farmers are advised to check their eligibility on the website.
Who is not eligible for PM-Kisan benefits?
According to the PM-Kisan guidelines, state governments identify beneficiaries. Any land-owning farmer family can participate in this scheme, provided they do not fall under the exclusion criteria.
These exclusion criteria include:
Not falling within the income limit
Farmers who pay income tax
Government employees
Elected public representatives
People receiving a monthly pension of ₹10,000 or more
The government aims to ensure that only eligible farmers receive PM-KISAN benefits and eliminate any possibility of erroneous payments.
