PM Kisan: Why were the names of 70 lakh farmers deleted before the release of the 21st installment of PM Kisan?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the next installment of the PM-KISAN scheme to over 90 million farmers in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, today, Wednesday. Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan confirmed yesterday that the next installment will be transferred to eligible farmers across the country. On the same occasion, Prime Minister Modi will also inaugurate the South India Natural Farming Summit 2025 in Coimbatore, where he will digitally transfer the PM-KISAN funds. The Prime Minister will be on a day-long visit to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Notably, the names of 7 million farmers have been removed from the PM-KISAN updated list. Let us explain why.
Visit to Coimbatore after the program in Andhra Pradesh.
Modi will first travel to Andhra Pradesh, where he will participate in the birth centenary celebrations of spiritual guru Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi. He will then travel to Coimbatore to address a large farmers' conference organized to promote natural farming. This event will be attended by over 50,000 farmers. The event is being organized by the Tamil Nadu Natural Farming Stakeholders Forum.
According to an official statement, the summit aims to promote sustainable, environmentally friendly, and chemical-free agricultural practices and accelerate the transition to natural and regenerative farming as a viable, climate-friendly, and economically sustainable model for India's agricultural future.
How do you avail yourself of the PM-KISAN benefits?
Under the PM-KISAN scheme, the central government provides farmers with a financial assistance of ₹6,000 annually. This amount is transferred in three installments of ₹2,000 every four months. The scheme was launched on February 24, 2019. In the last installment (April-July of FY26), 97.14 million farmers received this amount. During the December-March 2024-25 period, this amount was transferred to 10.68 million farmers.
Why are there 7 million fewer beneficiaries this time?
The number of farmers eligible for the 21st installment has decreased by approximately 7 million. This is due to a rigorous campaign launched by the government to identify farmers ineligible for the scheme. The government has currently paused the accounts and registration process of several thousand farmers. The ministry suspects that many of these farmers do not meet the criteria for the scheme. The Agriculture Ministry is also running a nationwide 'saturation campaign' to enroll all eligible farmers in the scheme. A notice issued on the PM-KISAN portal states that the Agriculture Department has “identified some suspicious cases that may fall under the exclusion criteria mentioned in the PM-KISAN Scheme Guidelines. Farmers are advised to check their eligibility on the website.”
Who is not eligible for PM-KISAN Scheme benefits?
According to the PM-KISAN Guidelines, state governments identify beneficiaries. Any land-owning farmer family can participate in the scheme, provided they do not fall under the exclusion criteria. These include farmers who do not fall under the income limit, income tax payers, government employees, elected public representatives, and those receiving a monthly pension of ₹10,000 or more. The government's objective is to ensure that only eligible farmers receive the benefits of the PM-KISAN Scheme and to eliminate any possibility of erroneous payments.
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