PM Kisan eKYC deadline ends: What next? What should PM Kisan beneficiaries do now?

New Delhi: Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme, the government had fixed the deadline to complete mandatory eKYC as July 31, 2022.

The PM KISAN official website mentions the following three things. The website says:

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

2. or nearest CSC centres may be contacted for Biometric based eKYC.

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

The OTP based EKYC using your Aadhaar number is still clickable. At the time of filing this story, we checked on the EKYC link, which took us to the following Aadhaar OTP based EKYC link 

https://exlink.pmkisan.gov.in/aadharekyc.aspx

If you still have not completed your EKYC process, you could perhaps try the above link and complete the formalities.

What next after PM KISAN EKYC deadline ended on July 31

Although, there has been no official confirmation on the extension of PM KISAN EKYC from the government, it cannot be said what the exact repurcursions would be. Would farmers be able to complete their EKYC in a new set deadline? Will they be able to finish the process using some other mode? As of now, it is completely the government’s decision. Farmers will have to wait for new instructions from the government as and when they come.

PM KISAN UPDATE: How to do Aadhaar OTP-based authentication

- Visit PM Kisan website

- Go to farmers corner

- Click on eKYC tab

- Enter your Aadhaar number and click on Search tab

- You will recieve a 4-digit OTP on your registered mobile number

- Click on Submit OTP

- Enter Aadhaar registered mobile OTP and your eKYC process will be complete

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released 11th instalment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on May 31. Modi transferred an amount of around Rs 21,000 crore to more than 10 crore beneficiary farmer families.

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.

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.