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₹2,000 Each for 9.34 Crore Farmers: PM-KISAN's 24th Instalment Lands Before Diwali
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More than 9.34 crore farmer families will receive Rs 2,000 each as Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 24th PM-KISAN instalment on Friday, 30 October, just ahead of Diwali.
This post reflects reporting available on 30 October 2026, including The Economic Times, Oneindia, Business Today and Free Press Journal (PTI). Where sources disagree or a detail is unconfirmed, the article says so.
What happened
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 24th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Friday, 30 October, transferring more than Rs 18,680 crore directly into the bank accounts of over 9.34 crore farmer families across India. The release took place at a national-level programme in Bhildi, in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, just ahead of Diwali. Under the instalment, each eligible farmer family receives Rs 2,000 through Direct Benefit Transfer, straight into Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. The transfer took place at 10 am during the programme, at which the Prime Minister also laid foundation stones for development projects worth over Rs 14,000 crore.
Who gets what
PM-KISAN gives eligible landholding farmer families Rs 6,000 a year in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000. The scheme, fully funded by the central government, became operational on 1 December 2018. In Gujarat alone, more than 52.33 lakh farmer families were due over Rs 1,051 crore in this instalment. The previous, 23rd instalment was released on 20 June 2026, transferring Rs 18,880 crore to more than 9.44 crore farmer families — so this round reaches slightly fewer families than the last one. Across the first 23 instalments, more than Rs 4.47 lakh crore has been disbursed to over 11 crore farmer families nationwide, according to figures cited by Gujarat's agriculture minister. The scheme is designed to supplement farm income for agricultural expenses, including seeds, fertilisers and other farm requirements.
How to check your payment
Farmers can check whether the money has arrived on the official PM-KISAN portal, pmkisan.gov.in, using the 'Know Your Status' feature with their registration number and an OTP sent to their registered mobile number. They can also check the beneficiary list by state, district, block and village. Completing e-KYC is mandatory: it can be done with an OTP on the portal or app, biometrically at a Common Service Centre or State Seva Kendra, or by face authentication on the PM-KISAN mobile app. According to the scheme's rules, payment requires land records seeded on the portal, an Aadhaar-linked bank account and completed e-KYC. Farmers in Ranchi, Jamnagar, Motihari, Jalna, Bhubaneswar and Patna were among those receiving the aid under this instalment.
What happens next — and what is still unconfirmed
The instalment is timed for the festive season and the rabi sowing period, when farm households typically need cash for seeds, fertilisers and other inputs. One figure to watch is the beneficiary count: at 9.34 crore, it is about 10 lakh lower than June's 9.44 crore, and the ministry's release did not explain the drop, according to one report — so farmers expecting the money should check their status rather than assume it. Some outlets put the total at over Rs 18,690 crore rather than Rs 18,680 crore; the difference does not change the per-family amount of Rs 2,000.
Context and what to watch
PM-KISAN's scale is what makes a Rs 2,000 payment a national story. The 24th instalment pays Rs 2,000 per eligible farmer family by Direct Benefit Transfer into Aadhaar-linked bank accounts, as one of three annual instalments adding up to Rs 6,000 a year — and the release on 30 October 2026 reached 9.34 crore farmer families, ahead of Diwali. For a scheme of that size, the administrative details are not footnotes: payment requires land records seeded on the portal, a bank account linked to Aadhaar, and completed e-KYC, which can be done with an OTP on the portal or app, biometrically at a Common Service Centre, or by face authentication on the mobile app.
That is also where delays come from. A farmer whose instalment has not arrived is most likely to be caught on one of those three requirements rather than on eligibility itself, and the official route to check is the PM-KISAN portal, pmkisan.gov.in, using the Know Your Status feature with a registration number and an OTP sent to the registered mobile number, with the beneficiary list also checkable by state, district, block and village. What to watch is completion of this instalment's payments, the volume of e-KYC and seeding cases that surface, and the timing of the next instalment in the three-a-year cycle.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much will each farmer family receive?
Rs 2,000 per eligible farmer family, paid by Direct Benefit Transfer into Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. It is one of three annual instalments that add up to Rs 6,000 a year.
How do I check my payment status?
Visit the official PM-KISAN portal, pmkisan.gov.in, and use the 'Know Your Status' feature with your registration number and an OTP sent to your registered mobile number. The beneficiary list can also be checked by state, district, block and village.
Why might my instalment be delayed?
Payment requires land records seeded on the portal, a bank account linked to Aadhaar, and completed e-KYC. e-KYC can be done with an OTP on the portal or app, biometrically at a Common Service Centre, or by face authentication on the mobile app.
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