Overview
- The transfer is scheduled for 2:00 pm on November 19, according to the Agriculture Ministry.
- Each eligible farmer family receives Rs 6,000 a year in three Rs 2,000 tranches under the central scheme.
- The rollout uses Aadhaar-based eKYC via OTP, biometric or facial authentication, plus a PM-KISAN app and a Kisan-eMitra chatbot in 11 languages.
- A Farmer Registry and village-level saturation drives target verified land records, broader inclusion and faster grievance resolution.
- As a flood relief measure, Rs 170 crore from the 21st instalment was already credited to 8.5 lakh farmers in Jammu and Kashmir on October 7.