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PM Kisan 25th instalment: when it is due, how to check your status, and why payments get stuck

The 24th instalment of PM-KISAN reached about 9.34 crore farmers on October 30, 2026. When the next ₹2,000 is likely, who qualifies, how to complete e-KYC and the Farmer ID, and the most common reasons a payment does not arrive.

From the editorial deskEdited by Puneet PanesarPublished

The short answer

PM-KISAN pays eligible farmer families ₹6,000 a year in three instalments of ₹2,000, straight into their bank accounts. The 24th instalment was released on October 30, 2026, from Banaskantha in Gujarat to about 9.34 crore farmers, worth about ₹18,680 crore. The government has not announced a date for the 25th; going by the last four instalments, which came about four months apart, it would fall around February or March 2027. To get it, a farmer must have completed e-KYC, have Aadhaar seeded to the bank account and land records verified, and in several states hold a Farmer ID. Status can be checked under 'Know Your Status' on pmkisan.gov.in.

The next PM-KISAN payment has not been scheduled yet. The 24th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi was released on October 30, 2026, at an event in Bhildi in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district, sending ₹2,000 each to about 9.34 crore farmers, roughly ₹18,680 crore in all. The government has not announced when the 25th will come.

What is PM-KISAN?

A direct cash transfer of ₹6,000 a year to farmer families. Launched in February 2019, the scheme pays eligible farmers three instalments of ₹2,000 a year by direct benefit transfer into their bank accounts, to help with seeds, fertiliser, equipment and other farm costs. The money is released centrally, usually at an event addressed by the Prime Minister.

By June 2026, total payments since the scheme began had crossed ₹4.46 lakh crore; the 24th instalment took the total to about ₹4.65 lakh crore.

When will the 25th instalment come?

Probably around February or March 2027, but no date is official. The last four instalments have come about four months apart:

The last four PM-KISAN instalments

  1. Nov 19, 202521st instalment, released from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
  2. Mar 13, 202622nd: over 9.32 crore families, over ₹18,640 crore, from Guwahati.
  3. Jun 20, 202623rd: over 9.44 crore farmers, over ₹18,880 crore, from Tarakeswar, West Bengal.
  4. Oct 30, 202624th: about 9.34 crore farmers, about ₹18,680 crore, from Banaskantha, Gujarat.
  5. Feb to Mar 202725th instalment expected, going by the pattern; not announced.

The ministry announces each release date on the PM-KISAN portal and its official social media accounts beforehand, as it did for October 30. Any date you see before that is a guess.

Farmers paid in each instalmentcrore
Farmers paid in each instalment. crore
ItemValue
22nd, Mar 20269.32
23rd, Jun 20269.44
24th, Oct 20269.34

How do I check my PM-KISAN status?

On pmkisan.gov.in, in two places.

  1. Know Your Status: enter your registration number to see your eligibility, whether your land records are seeded, whether Aadhaar is linked, your e-KYC status, and your payment history.
  2. Beneficiary list: under “Farmers Corner”, choose your state, district, block and village to see whether your name is on the list.

If something is wrong, the PM-KISAN helplines are 155261 and 1800115526, and the email address is pmkisan-ict@gov.in.

Before the next instalment, check these four things

  • e-KYC doneMandatory for every registered farmer
  • Aadhaar seeded to bank accountPayments go only to an Aadhaar-linked account
  • Land records verifiedSeeding of land details must be complete
  • Farmer IDRequired in several states, especially for new farmers

How do I complete e-KYC?

Three ways, one of them from home. e-KYC is mandatory for every registered farmer. You can complete it:

  • with a one-time password on the PM-KISAN portal, using the mobile number linked to your Aadhaar;
  • with face authentication on the PM-KISAN mobile app, which needs no OTP or fingerprint device; or
  • with biometric verification at a Common Service Centre.

What is the Farmer ID, and do I need one?

A digital farmer identity being built under AgriStack, now required in several states. It records a farmer’s land, crop and other details so that benefits reach the right person. According to reports in May 2026, it had been made mandatory for PM-KISAN in 14 states: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. It is especially required for new farmers. You need your Aadhaar, an Aadhaar-linked mobile number and land documents such as khasra or jamabandi, and you can register on your state’s agriculture portal or the AgriStack platform.

Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi (file photo)
Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi, home of the Agriculture Ministry, which runs PM-KISAN.Anil Kaushik / Wikimedia

Why do payments get held up?

Usually because of paperwork, sometimes because of eligibility checks. The most common reasons are incomplete e-KYC, an Aadhaar number not seeded to the bank account, land records not verified, or a missing Farmer ID where it is required.

There are also eligibility rules. Farmers who acquired land ownership after February 1, 2019, are not eligible. Where more than one member of the same family, such as a husband and wife, or a parent and adult or minor child, has been receiving the benefit, the payments are held back until physical verification is complete. The 24th instalment went to about 9.34 crore farmers, around 10 lakh fewer than the 23rd, according to reports on the day.

PM-KISAN in numbers

  • ₹2,000each instalment
  • 9.34 crorefarmers paid on October 30, 2026
  • ₹4.46 lakh crore+paid out by June 2026
  • 155261PM-KISAN helpline

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