PM Kisan Status : The official notification The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has officially announced the release schedule of the PM-KISAN scheme for the next installment, coming as a welcome development to millions of farmer families across India.
This recent payout conforms to the program’s mandate of extending direct income assistance to eligible farm families at appropriate times.
Knowing exactly when transfers will occur and the technical requirements are important for recipients who are waiting for these vital funds, now that particular transfer dates are set and verification processes have been initiated.
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PM Kisan Status New Release Date Announced
Here’s a look at the release of this 16th PM Kisan installment, which is in accordance with a staggered schedule to have minimal processing issues that can be so complex in India’s numerous agricultural areas:
Under the first installment, the DBT payment will be made to around 8.5 crore farmers whose accounts have been verified as on June 15, 2020 and as per the scheme guidelines will thus become eligible directly.
This first wave are mostly claimants who already have all their verification requirements completely satisfied with no outstanding documentation issues.
”The first wave is focusing farmers with full verified accounts to provide timely support during the critical time of pre-monsoon sowing or land preparation period,” said Sanjay Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary, Agriculture.
“This aimed intervention is ideally properly timed with khariff season preparation which is the season of input supply for most of the farmers.
Followed by the Secondary Release Phase on 28th June that would cover around 2.5 crore more farmers who have submitted their clarifications or earlier done documentation.
This phase is for farmers who experienced initial processing delays based on documentary mismatches or the need for verification, but have now resolved those delays.
Final Disbursement Window will be from July 5-August 15, 2019, for the remaining eligible farmers whose verifications are underway.
This longer window will enable farmers completing verification requirements after the initial announcement to receive assistance well after later payment application periods.
The phased rollout is part of a new strategy informed by earlier installments, when simultaneous nationwide distribution in some cases caused processing backlogs and issues with verification.
This liste blanche combines the timely provision of care with needed administrative confirmation to protect program integrity.
PM Kisan Status Verification Status - Make Sure Youre Eligible What Does Verified Mean?
For beneficiaries eagerly awaiting this payment, an assessment of your verification status is a critical step in ensuring that the payment will be processed promptly.
Multiple verification modality have been implemented in the scheme, with the intention to address different levels of technology access among the agricultural community:
Online Verification Portal at pmkisan. gov.in is the most extensive status info on “Beneficiary Status” section. Upon filling in registration no & Aadhhar, farmers will get following informations:
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eKYC completion status
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Bank proof status 5 Bank proof status
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History of Rejected Payment with Cause Codes
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Proof that the next installment is eligible
PM Kisan Status Document necessity to address pending matters
The status details have been improved, you can now see a better explanation of what’s waiting to be done, instead of seeing just the status code.
This progress not only will allow farmers to know what specifically needs to be resolved related to the verification, it also serves to do a better job of preventing similar verification problems in the future.
For example, Mobile Application Validation can be achieved using the “PM Kisan” official app (available on Android platform and recently made available for iOS) with mobile-formatted interfaces.
The app lets you set up push notifications for status changes and payments due soon so you receive a proactive alert rather than having to log in to check status.
SMS Status Checking: is for farmers who have standard or entry-level mobile phones/users, who can check the status via a single SMS.
If to 9966044425 sent a SMS as “PMKISAN ”, current status of the beneficiary will be known and provided through an automated response system. This service does not need smartphones or internet, and works in all mobile phones.
CSC Center Assistance available for digitally un-savy farmers – More than 4 lakh Common Service Centers already operating across the country at panchayat level and above to facilitate farmers to check status and to help them in issue redressal.
Although these centres levy a service fee usually ranging between Rs. 10 to 30, they provide guidance on how to fulfil verification needs and resolve issues related to documentation.
“We have prioritised accessibility to verification on multiple interfaces as we acknowledge the range of technological comfort levels of our farming communities,” said implementation officer Rakesh Patel.
“Our focus continues to be on accommodating the needs of every eligible farmers so that they can confirm their status in an easy and timely manner, and resolve any issues well ahead of payment windows.
PM Kisan Status Important Requirements and Updates for Eligibility
There are a few key eligibility changes that have been put in place for his round that beneficiaries should be aware of:
Aadhaar Verification Requirement is now applicable to all, except to some states in the NE which no longer enjoy any special treatment.
Aadhaar based eKYC shall be mandatory for all subscribers irrespective of their location; the assisted mode of authentications for any such waiting period would continue to be available.
The Land Record Integration has been extended to 28 states providing for a seamless real- time automatic cross verification of beneficiaries through PM Kisan and Land Records database.
This is part of the integration for detecting possible discrepancies in announced landholdings which need to be corrected before initiating payment.
Farmers in those states are not required to provide supplemental documentation, but will if they are individually informed that there is a discrepancy in verification.
Income Tax History Verification has been improved by increasing the database integration with Income Tax Records.
Recipients who have paid income tax in any of the three previous years receive ineligibility flags, and are impossible (for no good reason and without exemption) to qualify as eligible if they affirm that, in spite of their tax history, they are eligible.
Family Member Consolidation Since v2 now better detects when the same bird is registered by different people in the same household.
Nomenclature of farm households has been clearly defined to avoid leakage of double benefits to other members of the same economic entity.
For households with many current registrations, a single beneficiary will have to be selected via the prescribed consolidation exercise.
“We’re just trying to target better not just cut of benefits; it’s not about that,” said program director Anita Desai about these verification improvements.
Expanding the scope We want to be sure that support goes to real farmer families, rather than allowing ineligible diversions, which harm the integrity of the program.
Farmers induced with eligibility flags can subsequently take up grievances if any through their online accounts or local agriculture officers also designated as PM Kisan nodal contacts.
The validation resolution procedure would take anywhere from 7-14 days to complete so prompt action is vital for those aiming to be included within the initial distribution phase.
PM Kisan Status Correction: Fixing Common Problems
A number of common verification issues have arisen when it comes to former installation rounds.
Knowing these typical problems, and the roads to resolution can help farmers to quickly work to resolve possible payment hiccoughs:
The Bank Account Rejection is still the most common failure reason as it is usually due to account inactivity or KYC requirements not being met, or an error in matching the name format between the banks and the PM Kisan database.
The grievance redressal with respect to this concerned complainant was later resolved and it was decided to know the status of the account of the complainant and KYC done on his account by visiting the registered bank branch and through the correction form in PM Kisan portal, and not through the PM Kisan app.
The Aadhaar Demographic Mismatch takes place when there is a discrepancy in the names, age or sex of the Aadhaar records and the PM Kisan data entry.
These divergences give rise to auto KYC rejections to be corrected either at Aadhaar centres (of EAs) to update Aadhaar particulars or through PM Kisan correction module (in orderto align the details provided during registration with Aadhaar particulars).
Land Record Discrepancies activate verification flags, when the Land Records that are digitized reflect differences in ownership details from that of the PM Kisan Registrations.
Handling these issues usually involves going to local revenue offices (tehsil/taluka offices) to be sure your land records are showing your current ownership and then submitting revised documents through the PM Kisan portal.
“If some of these common problems can be addressed before payment, it can save time,” said Vikram Singh, an agricultural extension officer.
“Most verification issues can be fixed, but they do need to be addressed in a timely fashion prior to payment processing cutoffs.”
The PM Kisan helpline (011-24300606) offers personalized help with any difficult verification. There might be a long wait-period at peak times of announcements for installments.
PM Kisan Status Into the Future: The Future of the Program
With the PM Kisan programme entering the homestretch of its fourth full fiscal year, several interesting trends are unfolding that indicate the programme is continuing to change:
Statement by the Union Government Benefit Reassessment as to whether Rs. 6,000 per year can be increased.
Though no increase has been announced on record for this installment, there are government insiders I’ve spoken to over the years who acknowledge that there have indeed been discussions about adjusting benefit levels for the inflation effect since the program was first implemented.
Expansion with other agricultural support programmes Our expansion with additional agricultural support programmes is ongoing as the PM Kisan registration is becoming the minimum farmer identificationdatabasethat is being used for multiple schemes.
This integration streamlines farmers’ access to the full range of agricultural support services and eliminates the duplication of registrations for different programs.
Digital Progress continues with around 72% of all recipient transactions now processed using fully digital channels, without the need for hard copy paper or presence.
Through digitization, processing times are reduced significantly and the way verification system are constructed are more transparent.
The arrival of this next cycle approaches, and farmers who are eligible should check their status by any means currently available along with addressing any identified verification requirements expeditiously.
“Given due preparation, it is hoped that this all-important agricultural investment support will be timely delivered as per the disbursement schedule.
