Prime Minister Narendra Modi released 18th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi ( PM - KISAN ) scheme on 5th October 2024 in Washim, Maharashtra. During the event over 9.4 crore farmers across the country received direct financial benefits, amounting to more than ₹20,000 crore through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) without ... PM Kisan Portal pmkisan.gov.in: PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana or PM Kisan Yojana is a flagship scheme of central government launched by PM Narendra Modi. Under this scheme Rs. 6000 per year are being given to the eligible farmers in the country in three equal installments of Rs. 2000 each. As of now, 20 installments have been released by the central government under this scheme with latest being sent on 2nd August 2025 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi ( PM Kisan ) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi ( PM - KISAN ) is a central sector scheme of the Government of India launched by the honourable Prime Minister on February 2019 and implemented with effect from December 1, 2018.