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PM-KISAN Farm Income Support
PM-KISAN is the Centre's direct income-support scheme for landholding farmer families, paying ₹6,000 a year since 2019. Its 24th instalment, released on 30 October 2026 at Banaskantha in Gujarat, sent over ₹18,690 crore to 9.34 crore farmers.
Last updated 31 October 20264 min read
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Records the 24th instalment and the ₹4.64 lakh crore total, and rebuilds the card around funding, eligibility, exclusions, delivery and the 2019 expansion, with a timeline.
- PM-KISAN
- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
- Direct Benefit Transfer
- Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
- Union Cabinet
- farm income support
- NITI Aayog DMEO
- Aadhaar
- 24th instalment
- Banaskantha
- Kisan-eMitra
- Central Sector scheme
- e-KYC
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