Right before the auspicious festival of Diwali 2026, crores of farmers across the country have received a massive and much-anticipated financial gift from the central government. As the 24th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, financial assistance has successfully reached the bank accounts of farmers directly, creating an atmosphere of immense joy and enthusiasm within the farming community nationwide. Prime Minister Narendra Modi transferred this substantial amount digitally into the bank accounts of eligible farmers during a grand event held at Bhiladi in Banaskantha district of Gujarat. Under this ambitious scheme, the government is continuously striving to meet the financial needs of farmers, and this new monetary transfer is a continuation of those dedicated efforts.
Massive funds transferred into bank accounts of crores of farmers
The benefit of this 24th installment issued under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana has reached every corner of the country. 34 crore farmers this time. The arrival of this large sum of money will provide immense help to farmers in fulfilling their family requirements during the upcoming festive season. The primary objective of this flagship scheme of the central government is to economically empower the nation's food providers and ease their agriculture-related expenses so that they can seamlessly continue their farming activities without any financial pressure.
Names of over ten million farmers removed from the list
While on one hand, two thousand rupees of the 24th installment have reached the accounts of crores of farmers, on the other hand, an important and surprising fact related to this list has come to light. During this distribution cycle, the names of more than 10 lakh farmers have been removed from the scheme. Due to the removal of these names after administrative and eligibility verification where they were found to be ineligible, a change in the total number of beneficiaries has been observed this time. The government is making every effort to ensure that the benefits of this scheme reach only and exclusively genuine and eligible farmers, due to which data verification and revision are carried out periodically.
Overview of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme
For information, under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, the central government provides financial assistance to eligible farmer families across the country in a total of three installments throughout the year. Under this entire scheme, a financial aid of 6000 rupees in total is given to farmers every year. This entire financial assistance amount is directly remitted through Direct Benefit Transfer or DBT into those bank accounts of farmers that are linked with their Aadhaar cards. Because of this transparent system, the role of intermediaries is completely eliminated, and the money reaches the rightful person directly.
How to check PM Kisan 24th installment status online
If you want to ensure whether your 24th installment has successfully arrived in your bank account or not, you can check your status online very easily.
- First of all, open the official website https://pmkisan.gov.in/ on your mobile phone or computer.
- Now on the homepage of the site, on the right-hand side, you will notice the 'Know Your Status' option; tap on this option.
- In the next step, you will be asked to enter your unique registration number.
- After filling in the registration number, carefully enter the captcha code displayed on the screen.
- After entering the registration number and captcha code, click on the 'GET OTP' button located right in front.
- You will receive an OTP or One Time Password on your registered mobile number linked with Aadhaar and the portal.
- As soon as you enter the OTP, the current status of your installment will appear on your screen.
Process to check your name in the PM Kisan beneficiary list
If you want to verify whether your name is included in the latest beneficiary list of this scheme, you can easily find out with the help of the following steps:
- First of all, you need to visit the official portal pmkisan.gov.in.
- After reaching the homepage of the portal, click on the 'Beneficiary List' option.
- Following that, you will be asked to select your district, state, sub-district, block, and village name on the website.
- After selecting all the required administrative details, the list will open up before you.
- In this displayed list, you can easily check your name and confirm whether you will get the benefit of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi this time or not.