Overview
- The Centre has not announced a nationwide release date for the 21st PM-Kisan tranche, though reports indicate the first half of November.
- Jammu & Kashmir received an advance release on October 7, with Rs 171 crore transferred to 8.55 lakh farmers.
- eKYC is mandatory and can be completed via OTP on the PM-KISAN portal or through biometric and face authentication at CSCs or in the mobile app.
- Beneficiaries must ensure their Aadhaar is seeded to their bank accounts and can check status and village-wise lists on pmkisan.gov.in.
- The portal has flagged suspected exclusion cases and temporarily withheld payments pending physical verification, with updates available via the Know Your Status tool.