PM Kisan Beneficiaries Should Complete e-KYC To Get Next installment, Check How To Do EKYC

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), a Central Sector Scheme, aims at providing financial assistance to all cultivable landholding farmer families across the country, subject to certain exclusion criteria. Under the Scheme, an amount of Rs. 6000/- is transferred annually in three equal installments of Rs.2000/- directly into the Aadhaar Seeded bank accounts of the farmers.

PM Kisan's next installment is expected to be released between February and March 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 15th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme, on November 15, 2023.

However, PM Kisan beneficiaries may not receive the next installment of the PM-Kisan if the e-KYC is not completed.
The PM Kisan website says, "eKYC is MANDATORY for PMKISAN Registered Farmers. OTP-based eKYC is available on the PMKISAN Portal or nearest CSC centres may be contacted for Biometric based eKYC."

eKYC is required to ensure the benefit of the PM Kisan scheme reaches to the intended beneficiaries in their Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts.

According to the Economic Times report citing the Agriculture Rajasthan website, E-KYC of 39580 farmers of the district is yet to be done, Aadhaar linking of 11566 farmers and land verification of 24007 farmers is still left. If this is not done, farmers will not get the benefit of the next installment.

If the pm Kisan beneficiaries fail to get the e-KYC done by January 31, they may become ineligible to receive the next installment of Rs 2000 in their bank account.

The three different methods, available to PM Kisan beneficiaries under the PMKISAN scheme include:

(i) OTP Based e-KYC (available on PM-KISAN Portal and Mobile App)
(ii) Biometric-based e-KYC (available at Common Service Centres (CSCs) and State Seva Kendra (SSKs))
(iii) Face authentication-based e-KYC (available on the PM KISAN Mobile app which is used by millions of farmers).

How to do OTP-based e-KYC?

For, OTP-based eKYC, the farmer must have their Aadhaar linked active mobile number. For this follow the given steps:

i. Go to the PM-KISAN portal (https://pmkisan.gov.in/)
ii. Click on e-KYC (on the top right corner of the website)
iii. Enter your Aadhaar number and complete your eKYC after submitting your OTP.

Steps to complete biometric-based e-KYC?

Visit your nearest Common Service Centres/State Seva Kendras with your Aadhaar Card and Aadhaar-linked mobile number

The CSC/SSK operator will assist you in performing biometric authentication using Aadhaar-based verification.

Note: i. The nearest CSC can be located at https://locator.csccloud.in/
ii. The convenience fee is Rs. 15 for eKYC.

Steps to complete e-KYC through face-authentication method?

This is the most hassle-free way of doing eKYC. The steps are listed below:

i. Download the PM-KISAN mobile app and Aadhaar Face RD app from the Google Play Store
ii. Open the app and log in through your PM-KISAN registered mobile number
iii. Land on the beneficiary status page
iv. If the eKYC status is "No", click on the eKYC, then enter your Aadhaar number and give your permission to scan your face
v. After successfully scanning your face, eKYC is completed.
Note: The status of the eKYC done through any mode will appear in the beneficiary status after 24 hours.