The PM Kisan 22nd installment

What You'll Learn

• Everything about the 23rd installment: the June 20, 2026 release, the ₹18,880 crore transfer and the 9.44 crore beneficiaries who received it
• The five-year extension approved on July 31, 2026 — ₹3.15 lakh crore outlay and what it means for farmers
• Step-by-step methods to check beneficiary status, complete mandatory eKYC and fix a stuck ₹2,000 payment
• When the 24th installment is expected, who is eligible, and what the scheme has achieved so far

The PM Kisan 23rd installment turned out to be a milestone for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. On June 20, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 23rd installment from Tarakeswar in Hooghly district, West Bengal, transferring over ₹18,880 crore directly into the bank accounts of more than 9.44 crore farmers through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system. The day was celebrated as PM KISAN Utsav Diwas, and more than 1 crore farmers joined the event virtually. Then, on July 31, 2026, the Union Cabinet gave the scheme a five-year extension from 2026-27 to 2030-31 with a financial outlay of ₹3.15 lakh crore, ensuring that income support of ₹6,000 per year — paid in three equal installments of ₹2,000 — continues well beyond the original timeline. This guide covers the full picture: the latest installment, the extension, how to check your status, the mandatory eKYC, and what to do if your ₹2,000 has not arrived. Every figure below is sourced from the official PM-KISAN portal (pmkisan.gov.in), Press Information Bureau (PIB) releases and major national media coverage.

PM Kisan 23rd Installment: June 20, 2026 Release in Detail

The 23rd installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi was released on June 20, 2026, from Tarakeswar, Hooghly district, West Bengal. The Prime Minister announced the release of funds during a public event, with the entire amount transferred through the Direct Benefit Transfer system into Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts of eligible farmers. According to the official PIB backgrounder, more than 9.44 crore farmers received financial assistance under this installment, including over 2.18 crore women farmers — roughly 23 percent of all beneficiaries. More than 1 crore farmers attended the event virtually, and the day was celebrated as PM KISAN Utsav Diwas across the country.

The West Bengal launch also carried several agricultural initiatives. The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and the Restructured Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) were announced with a target of covering 1.10 crore farmers across 30 lakh hectares with an insured value of ₹28,140 crore. The Digital Agriculture Mission's AgriStack will enable seamless access to credit, insurance, DBT and procurement services in the state, and the National Mission on Natural Farming will promote chemical-free farming through 346 clusters covering 17,300 hectares and benefiting 43,250 farmers. The PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana was initiated in four districts of West Bengal to improve productivity, irrigation access and institutional credit. For a broader understanding of how DBT works across schemes, read our complete DBT, NPCI mapping and Aadhaar seeding guide.

The Five-Year Extension: ₹3.15 Lakh Crore Until FY31

On July 31, 2026, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the extension of the PM-KISAN scheme for five years — from 2026-27 to 2030-31 — with a financial outlay of ₹3.15 lakh crore. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the decision after the Cabinet meeting in New Delhi, describing PM Kisan as one of the government's key farmer-support programmes. The income support remains ₹6,000 per year for eligible landholding farmer families, transferred in three equal installments of ₹2,000 each, timed to the crop cycle so that farmers can buy seeds, fertilisers and other inputs before each sowing season.

Vaishnaw cited impact studies while justifying the extension: according to these studies, around 85 percent of farmers have reduced their borrowing because of the programme. The cumulative record is remarkable — more than ₹4.46 lakh crore has been transferred directly into farmers' bank accounts through 23 installments since the scheme's launch in February 2019, making PM-KISAN one of the world's largest DBT initiatives. The Union Budget 2026-27 has allocated ₹60,000 crore for the scheme. Notably, the annual assistance has not been increased: despite repeated demands and speculation about a hike to ₹8,000 or ₹9,000, the government has maintained the ₹6,000 per year structure through the extension. This guide on PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana: the complete 2026 guide explains the scheme's rules in depth.

PM Kisan Installment History: From the 20th to the 23rd

PM-KISAN follows a predictable rhythm of three installments per year, roughly aligned with the crop cycles — April-July, August-November and December-March. Here is how the recent history looks, ending with the 23rd installment released in June 2026.

The 22nd installment, released on March 13, 2026, from Guwahati, Assam, transferred ₹18,640 crore to more than 9.35 crore farmers, including over 2.15 crore women beneficiaries. The 21st installment was released from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on November 19, 2025, and the 20th from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on June 18, 2025. The pattern matters for planning: once the government announces a date for an installment, the money typically reaches accounts within a few days through the DBT pipeline. You can track every upcoming release in our dedicated PM Kisan next installment guide.

When Is the 24th Installment Coming?

As of August 10, 2026, the government has not yet announced an official release date for the 24th PM-KISAN installment. Based on the scheme's cycle pattern — installments fall in the April-July, August-November and December-March windows — and on media reports from outlets tracking the scheme, the 24th installment is widely expected in October-November 2026. The previous cycle offers a useful reference: the 21st installment (the August-November 2025 cycle installment) was released on November 19, 2025. For the current August-November 2026 cycle, the official PM-KISAN portal lists 9,44,65,646 beneficiaries as of the April-July 2026-27 cycle, and the database is continuously updated.

What can you do while waiting? Keep three things in order so that your payment is not blocked: complete your eKYC, keep your bank account active with Aadhaar linked, and make sure your land records are seeded in the PM-KISAN portal. The government has repeatedly warned that farmers with incomplete eKYC do not receive installments, and a separate drive in 2025-26 also made the Farmer ID mandatory for new registrations. Check your status once a week through the official portal rather than relying on social media rumours, which frequently circulate false release dates.

How to Check PM Kisan Beneficiary Status Online

Checking whether your ₹2,000 has been credited takes less than five minutes. The official portal at pmkisan.gov.in is the only authorised source — beware of fake websites that ask for money or OTPs. Here is the exact process:

1. Visit the official portal at pmkisan.gov.in
2. Under the Farmers Corner section, click on Know Your Status
3. Enter your PM-KISAN registration number and the security code (captcha) displayed on screen
4. An OTP will be sent to your registered mobile number — enter it to continue
5. Your payment status, Aadhaar linkage, land seeding status and eKYC status will appear on screen

If you do not remember your registration number, use the Know Your Registration No. option: enter your Aadhaar number or registered mobile number, verify with an OTP, and your registration number will be displayed. Farmers who registered themselves or through Common Service Centres (CSCs) should use the Status of Self Registered Farmer / CSC Farmer option under Farmers Corner, entering their Aadhaar number and the security code. To check whether your name is in the beneficiary list, click Beneficiary List, select your state, district, sub-district, block and village, and click Get Report. Our step-by-step PM Kisan beneficiary list guide walks through every option in detail.

There are two more official ways to check status. The PM-KISAN mobile app (PMKISAN GoI) is available on the Google Play Store and supports self-registration, status tracking and eKYC — it was upgraded in 2023 with face authentication. And the Kisan eMitra AI chatbot, launched in September 2023 with support from the EkStep Foundation and BHASHINI, answers payment, registration and eligibility queries 24/7 in 11 languages: Hindi, English, Tamil, Bengali, Odia, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Marathi and Kannada. If you see Payment Success, the money has been credited. If it shows FTO is generated, the payment is in process and should reach your account within 3-5 working days.

eKYC Is Mandatory: OTP, Biometric and Face Authentication

Incomplete eKYC remains the number one reason farmers miss their installments. The PM-KISAN portal displays a clear banner: eKYC is MANDATORY for PMKISAN registered farmers. Without it, your payment is withheld even if you are fully eligible. There are three ways to complete eKYC, and you can choose whichever is easiest for you:

1. OTP-based eKYC on the portal: log in at pmkisan.gov.in, go to Farmers Corner, click eKYC, enter your 12-digit Aadhaar number, verify with the OTP sent to your Aadhaar-linked mobile number, and submit
2. Biometric eKYC at a Common Service Centre: visit any of the more than 5 lakh CSCs onboarded for PM-KISAN — biometric eKYC is now available through CSC VLE logins, the PM-KISAN mobile application and State portals
3. Face authentication on the mobile app: the PM-KISAN app added face-based eKYC in 2023, letting farmers verify by scanning their faces without an OTP or fingerprint

Two rules to remember. First, the government has communicated June 30, 2026 as the eKYC deadline for the 23rd installment cycle through CSC networks — if you missed it, complete eKYC now so the 24th installment is not blocked. Second, for new registrations, the Farmer ID is now mandatory alongside eKYC: since January 2026, new applicants must have a Farmer ID created through the AgriStack ecosystem, and the e-KYC requirement applies to all registered farmers. The eKYC status reflects on the beneficiary status page within 24 hours of completion. Our PM Kisan e-KYC online guide covers all three methods with screenshots-level detail.

Didn't Receive the ₹2,000? Check These Reasons

If the 23rd installment has been released but your account shows no credit, work through this checklist. Each problem has a defined fix, and most can be resolved within a week.

If you have checked everything and the payment is still missing, use the official grievance channels: the PM Kisan helpline at 155261 or 011-24300606 (active on working days), the Grievance Redressal section on the portal, or the Centralized Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS). During FY 2024-25, a total of 24,605 grievances were recorded on the PM-KISAN portal itself, and the multi-tier monitoring framework — chaired at the national level by the Cabinet Secretary — reviews implementation across states and districts. Never share your OTP, bank PIN or registration details with anyone who calls claiming to be from PM Kisan; the scheme never asks for money to release installments.

Who is Eligible for PM Kisan?

PM-KISAN provides income support to all landholding farmer families in India that own cultivable land — the definition of family covers husband, wife and minor children. The eligibility is land-based, not income-based, but the government excludes higher-economic-status categories to target the benefit at genuine small and marginal farmers. These exclusions are:

Beyond the exclusion list, the practical requirements are: an Aadhaar-authenticated registration, cultivable land recorded in your name, a bank account linked to Aadhaar, completed eKYC, and — for new registrations since 2026 — a Farmer ID. The process runs through the PM-KISAN portal, the mobile app or Common Service Centres; state governments verify eligibility and upload beneficiary details, and lists are publicly displayed at the village level so that wrongly excluded farmers can seek inclusion. Around 5 lakh CSCs have been onboarded to support registration and eKYC, and special drives have added more than 1 crore farmers during the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, over 25 lakh farmers under the government's 100-day initiative, and more than 30 lakh farmers in a special drive in September 2024.

The Scheme's Impact: ₹4.46 Lakh Crore and Counting

PM-KISAN, launched on February 24, 2019, has grown into one of the world's largest direct benefit transfer programmes. The headline numbers, as of the 23rd installment in June 2026:

• More than ₹4.46 lakh crore disbursed through 23 installments to eligible farmer families
• Over ₹1.71 lakh crore disbursed during the COVID-19 pandemic as emergency income support
• Women farmers have received more than ₹1.06 lakh crore — nearly one in four beneficiaries is a woman
• Over ₹416.75 crore recovered from ineligible beneficiaries as of December 2025, including income tax payers and government employees who were wrongly included

The evidence of impact is independent, not government-claimed. An evaluation by the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) of NITI Aayog found that more than 92 percent of beneficiaries used the assistance for agricultural activities and investment, and approximately 85 percent confirmed an improvement in agricultural income with reduced dependence on informal credit. A 2022 study by the Agro-Economic Research Centre, University of Allahabad, sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, found paddy yield 3.08 percent higher, wheat yield 1.93 percent higher, and household farm income 9.85 percent higher on beneficiary farms compared with non-beneficiary farms in Uttar Pradesh. At the macro level, between 2020-21 and 2025-26, the area under cultivation grew by approximately 9.65 percent, productivity by approximately 10.53 percent, and total foodgrain production by approximately 21.18 percent. For farmers planning around the scheme, our Kisan Credit Card guide — a ₹3 lakh loan at 4 percent interest pairs naturally with PM-KISAN income support.

Conclusion

The PM Kisan 23rd installment of June 20, 2026 delivered ₹18,880 crore to 9.44 crore farmers, and the July 31, 2026 Cabinet decision to extend PM-KISAN for five years with a ₹3.15 lakh crore outlay secures the ₹6,000 annual income support for landholding farmer families until 2030-31. For the individual farmer, the practical checklist is unchanged and simple: complete your eKYC, keep your bank account Aadhaar-linked and active, ensure land records are seeded, and check your status only on pmkisan.gov.in. The 24th installment is expected around October-November 2026; no official date has been announced, and any claim of an early release on social media should be treated as a rumour. If your ₹2,000 is stuck, work through the reasons in this guide — eKYC, bank details, NPCI validation — and escalate through the helpline (155261) or CPGRAMS if needed. The scheme's scale — ₹4.46 lakh crore across 23 installments, one of the world's largest DBT systems — means the systems are mature, but your eligibility details are your responsibility. For more government schemes and how they fit into household planning, see our Personal Finance India 2026 master guide, which ties scheme benefits, savings and investments into one plan.

Every date, amount and beneficiary figure in this guide is sourced from official government channels — the PM-KISAN portal, PIB releases (including the PIB backgrounder on the 23rd installment and the PIB release on the 22nd installment and Budget 2026-27) — and verified national media. The official PM-KISAN portal remains the single source of truth for your personal status.