PM Kisan: Why is e-KYC necessary and can the 18th installment get stuck if it is not done? Farmers know here

The farmers of the country can be helped financially, they can be helped to buy farming equipment, farmers can get a fair price for crops, etc. To help in many such things, the Government of India and the state governments run many schemes for farmers. Like- The central government runs the PM Kisan Yojana. Under this scheme, eligible farmers are given 6 thousand rupees annually and this money is given in three installments of 2-2 thousand rupees, but do you know that the farmers who join this scheme also have to get e-KYC done? Maybe not, so let's know how you can get e-KYC done. In the next slides, you can know important things about e-KYC...

That's why e-KYC is necessary.

E-KYC is done by the department so that the beneficiary can be identified and it can be seen that the benefit is reaching the right person, there is no fraud. Therefore, it is mandatory for any farmer who joins the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana to get e-KYC done.

You can get e-KYC done in these ways:-

One way is

If you are associated with the scheme, then you must get e-KYC done. In such a situation, you can get this work done by going to your nearest CSC center. Here your biometrics are taken after which your e-KYC is completed.

The second method is this.
Step 1
If you are associated with PM Kisan Yojana, then you have to get e-KYC done.
For this, first of all, you have to go to the official website of the scheme pmkisan.gov.in
Here you have to choose the option of 'e-KYC'

Step 2
After this, you have to fill in the 12-digit Aadhaar number here
Then you will see the search option on which you have to click
Now an OTP will come on your registered mobile number, enter it here
Then you have to click on submit and by doing this your e-KYC is completed.

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