New Delhi: eKYC is also mandatory for PMKISAN Registered Farmers and is also very important in disbursal of instalment of PM KISAN money.


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As the schedule for the 11th instalment of PM KISAN is approaching near, eligible farmers must be curious to know the deadline and other details regarding eKYC. (Also read: When to buy and sell stocks? Elon Musk shares This long-term investment advice)


The eKYC process can be done both online and by visiting your nearest CSC Center. (Also read: Dearness allowance hiked by 5% in THIS state, new rate from May 1)


As per the PM KISAN official website the following three things must be noted. The website says:


1. eKYC is MANDATORY for PMKISAN Registered Farmers. OTP Based eKYC is available on PMKISAN Portal.


2. You may also contact nearest CSC centres for Biometric authentication based eKYC.


3. Deadline of eKYC for all the PMKISAN beneficiaries has been extended till 31st May 2022.


If you want to complete the process by visiting your nearest CSC centres for Biometric authentication based eKYC, you can follow the below mentioned procedure


- Visit nearby CSC Center


- Request CSCs VLE for the KYC process for PM Kisan


- Get your Aadhar Card with you. Remember that your mobile number should be linked with your Aadhaar


- CSC VLE will enters your detailed infor for biometric authentication


- CSC VLE will also ask you to put your Thumb impression for fingerprint authentication


- Once it is verifiedm your, eKYC will be completed


The eKYC process can be completed on PM KISAN portal https://pmkisan.gov.in/ using Aadhaar-based OTP authentication facility. The Aadhaar-based OTP authentication which had been temporarily suspended is now back at the official PM KISAN portal again.  


If you are looking to complete the PM-KISAN e-KYC process, you can check out the step by step process below.


- Visit the official PM Kisan website https://pmkisan.gov.in/


- In the right hand side, below the home page, you will see Farmers Corner


- There is a box just below Farmers Corner that mentions e-kyc


- Click the e-kyc


- A page will open that facilitates Aadhar Ekyc


- Now, you will have to enter your Aadhar number and then the Captcha code shown and click on the search button


- After that, you will have to enter your mobile number linked to your Aadhar card and click on Get OTP button


- The OTP will be sent to your registered mobile number


- Punch in the OTP and click on the Submit For Authentication button


- As soon as you click Submit For Auth button, your PM KISAN e-KYC will be successful



The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme was launched by PM Modi in 2019. The Scheme aims to provide income support to all landholder farmer families across the country with cultivable land, subject to certain exclusions. (Also read: Video circulating amongst bankers, scantily clad female dancers entertain UCO Bank staff at party hosted by SBI Life)


Under the Scheme, an amount of Rs 6000 per year is released in three 4-monthly instalments of Rs 2000 each directly into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. In a financial year, PM Kisan installment is credited thrice through --Period 1 from April-July; Period 2 from August to November; and Period 3 from December to March.


ln the beginning when the PM-KISAN Scheme was launched (February, 2019), its benefits were admissible only to Small & marginal Farmers' families, with combined landholding upto 2 hectare. The Scheme was later on revised in June 2019 and extended to all farmer families irrespective of the size of their landholdings.