Key facts
- Launched
- 24 Feb 2019, Gorakhpur
- Benefit
- ₹6,000 a year in 3 instalments of ₹2,000 by DBT · 100% Centre-funded
History and related schemes
First cash-support scheme for all landholding farmers. States add top-ups (e.g. Andhra’s Annadata Sukhibhava).
2026 notes from the PDF
22nd instalment from Guwahati (Mar) · 23rd from West Bengal (Jun) · 24th from Banaskantha, ₹18,690 crore (30 Oct 2026).
Exam revision
Use the facts above to revise PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. Keep dates, amounts and qualifying conditions together when reviewing an exam question.
Compare schemes in this sector
PM-KISAN = ₹6,000 income support (2019) · PM-KMY = ₹3,000 pension for farmers at 60 (2019) · PMFBY = crop insurance (2016).
Memory aid from the guide
Feb is farmer month: Soil Health Card (19 Feb 2015) · PMFBY (18 Feb 2016) · PM-KISAN (24 Feb 2019).
Sector practice from the PDF
PMFBY replaced which schemes?
- NAIS and MNAIS
- RKVY and NFSM
- PKVY and BPKP
- AIBP and IWMP
- PM-AASHA and PDPS
(A) NAIS and MNAIS
From where was the 24th PM-KISAN instalment released?
- Bhagalpur
- Banaskantha
- Guwahati
- Yavatmal
- Varanasi
(B) Banaskantha 30 Oct 2026
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