PM Kisan: Did you not get the 20th installment of PM Kisan? The government told the reason..

On August 2, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 20th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme from Varanasi, transferring financial benefits directly to the bank accounts of crores of eligible farmers across the country. If you have not received the benefit of the PM Kisan installment, then there can be many reasons behind it. For this, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has also given information about many reasons. Let us also tell you the reasons why your 20th installment may be stopped.

Why was the 20th installment stopped?

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has identified several suspicious cases that may fall under the exclusion criteria defined in the PM Kisan Guidelines. According to the PM Kisan website, the benefits of such cases have been temporarily stopped till physical verification. Some of the common reasons for withholding payments are as follows:

Land ownership issues: Farmers who acquired agricultural land after February 1, 2019, are not eligible for this scheme.

Multiple family members receiving benefits: If more than one member of the same family (such as husband and wife, or adult and minor children) is receiving benefits, it may be marked for verification.

Incorrect or duplicate details: Errors in Aadhaar, bank, or land records can also hold up payments.

E-KYC: E-KYC is mandatory for PM Kisan-registered farmers.

What is PM Kisan?

PM Kisan is a central sector scheme 100% financed by the Government of India that provides benefits to eligible farmers. Under this scheme, an amount of Rs 6000 per annum is transferred directly to the Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of farmers in three equal installments of Rs 2000 each.

Who is not eligible for the benefits of PM Kisan Yojana?

All institutional landholders are not entitled to this scheme.

Land holders holding any constitutional post in the past or present cannot take advantage of this scheme.

Former and present ministers/ministers of state and former/present members of Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha/State Legislative Assemblies/State Legislative Councils, former and present mayors of municipal corporations, former and present chairpersons of district panchayats are also not eligible for this scheme.

All serving or retired officers and employees of ministries/offices/departments of the Central/State Government and their regional units, Central or State Public Sector Companies and affiliated offices, autonomous institutions under the government, as well as regular employees of local bodies (except multi-tasking staff/class IV/group D employees) cannot take advantage of the scheme.

All retired/retired pensioners whose monthly pension is Rs 10,000 or more cannot be beneficiaries of the scheme.

All persons who have paid income tax in the previous assessment year cannot take advantage of this scheme.

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