To become a beneficiary of PM Kisan Yojana, certain conditions have been fixed, the most important of which is the applicant’s bank account and its link with the Aadhaar card.
PM Kisan Yojana: Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, farmers are given a support of Rs 6 thousand annually. This benefit is given to the farmers through three installments of Rs 2-2 thousand. This scheme has been launched from 2019 for small and marginal farmers. Recently, the government has released the eighth installment to the farmers.
If you also want to become a beneficiary of this scheme, you can apply by visiting the official website of PM Kisan Yojana. To become a beneficiary of this scheme, certain conditions have been fixed, the most important of which is the applicant’s bank account and its link with the Aadhaar card.
This is because under this scheme money is transferred to the bank account of the farmers under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). For DBT, it is mandatory for the bank account to be linked with Aadhaar. However Assam, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir are exempted from this.
According to the conditions, government employees and payers of income tax cannot avail the benefit of PM Kisan Yojana. If the farmers who pay the tax are not eligible for it. This scheme benefits farmers with land holdings up to two hectares.
Apart from these, doctors, engineers, chartered accountants, lawyers, architects, current or former ministers, mayors, district panchayat presidents, MLAs, MLCs, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members have also not been considered eligible for the scheme.
