Farmers asked to get e-KYC done by May 31st to receive funds under PM Kisan Sanman Nidhi programme

Mahesana: The government has made it mandatory for farmers to get their eKYC done in order to continue receiving the direct transfer of cash in their bank accounts under the PM Kisan Sanman Nidhi programme.

The District Agriculture Officer, in accordance with this directive, has conveyed to the farmers of Mehsana district to complete the process of e-KYC by May 31, 2002. Those farmers in the district who fail to get their e-KYC completed by the above mentioned date will not receive the next installment under the PM Kisaan Sanman nidhi programme.

The central government deposits installments of Rs 2,000 in the bank accounts of farmers at an interval of every four months under the PM Kisan Sanman Nidhi programme.

However, it has come to the notice of the central government that even prosperous farmers who pay income tax are taking benefit under the PM Kisan Sanman Nidhi Programme. The central government, therefore, wants the farmers to get an e-KYC done in order to keep receiving the benefit.

What is e-KYC?

As part of the e-KYC, farmers will have to link their bank accounts to their Aadhar Card and Mobile number. It can be done at a nearby Common Service Centre, Mamlatdar office, and certain banks approved by the government. It can also be updated using the mobile phone. To update, online the farmers can log on to the website of the PM Kisan programme and click on the e-KYC option.

Number of beneficiaries drop in Mehsana, further drop expected after e-KYC.

As many as 2,98,777 farmers received the benefit of the first installment under the programme in Mehsana. This number has dropped to 1,43,831 farmers at time of the tenth installment. The percentage of beneficiaries covered under the programme has dropped by 53% to 47% in Mehsana and it is expected to go down further after e-KYC. DeshGujarat