PM-KISAN farmer beneficiaries

PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) was launched February 2019 — baseline is 0 pre-launch. Provides ₹6,000/year in three equal instalments directly to farmers' bank accounts via DBT. Total disbursement exceeds ₹3.68 lakh crore across 19 instalments as of 2025. Scheme covers small and marginal land-holding farmers (up to 2 hectares originally, now broader). Tenant farmers and sharecroppers are largely excluded — a noted limitation.