PM Kisan Samman Nidhi provides ₹6,000 per year to eligible landholding farmer families. Eligibility is open to all cultivator families whose names appear in state land records — but several categories are specifically excluded.
Who is eligible
- Indian citizen engaged in agriculture as a cultivator.
- Name recorded as a landholder in the state’s land records.
- Aadhaar linked to the bank account.
- Mandatory e-KYC completed.
All landholding farmers qualify regardless of the size of the holding, subject to the exclusions below.
Who is excluded
- Institutional landholders (companies, trusts, registered societies).
- Constitutional post holders — current/former Presidents, Vice Presidents, PMs, Governors, CMs, Judges.
- Serving/former MPs, MLAs, Mayors and Zila Parishad Chairpersons.
- Serving or retired Central/State government employees (with some Group D/MTS exceptions).
- Pensioners drawing a monthly pension of ₹10,000 or more.
- Income-tax payers in the last assessment year.
- Professionals such as doctors, engineers, lawyers, CAs and architects practising their profession.
Important: if any single member of a family falls under an exclusion category, the entire family becomes ineligible.
Documents required
- Aadhaar card
- Bank account passbook (Aadhaar-seeded)
- Land record / ownership documents
- Registered mobile number
Frequently asked questions
Can a farmer with very little land apply?
Yes. There is no minimum land requirement — all landholding cultivator families are eligible unless they fall under an exclusion category.
Are tenant farmers eligible?
The benefit is linked to land ownership in state records, so tenant or sharecropper families without land in their name are generally not eligible.