Big relief for farmers amid LPG crisis as Modi government to give Rs 2,000 under PM Kisan yojana on THIS date; check details here

The 22nd installment of PM Kisan Yojana will be given to farmers on March 13, 2026. Check details here.

PM-Kisan scheme: In a matter of big relief for farmers of India amid the global crude oil price hike and LPG crisis in the country, the Modi government will soon release the amount for the 22nd installment of PM Kisan Yojana. Under the scheme benefit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 22nd installment of the scheme into the accounts of farmers across the country from Guwahati, Assam. In the recent update, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will transfer money to the bank accounts of farmers benefiting from the PM Kisan Yojana tomorrow, March 13th. Here are all the details you need to know about the 22nd instalment of PM-KISAN.

PM Modi to digitally transfer 22nd instalment of PM-KISAN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will digitally transfer the 22nd instalment under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme on March 13, releasing around Rs 19,000 crore to 9.32 crore farmers, a senior agriculture ministry official said on Monday. The transfer will take place from Guwahati, Assam, a report carried by PTI news agency said.

Good news for farmers of India

Under the scheme, launched in February 2019, the government provides Rs 6,000 annually to each farmer in three instalments. The upcoming release, timed ahead of the kharif sowing season, is expected to help farmers procure essential agricultural inputs such as seeds, fertilisers and pesticides.

“PM will release the 22nd instalment of PM-Kisan amount on March 13 from Guwahati,” a senior agriculture ministry official told PTI.

It should also be noted that inslalments are released in February or March, June or July, and October in general times.

When was the last instalment of PM-KISAN yojana?

The 19th instalment of Rs 22,000 crore was released to 9.8 crore farmers in February 2025, followed by the 20th instalment of Rs 20,500 crore to 9.7 crore farmers in August 2025 and the 21st instalment of Rs 18,000 crore to 9 crore farmers in November 2025, the PTI report said.

Why is PM-KISAN yojana important for farmers?

With cumulative disbursements of approximately Rs 4.09 lakh crore up to the 21st instalment, PM-Kisan remains one of the government’s flagship direct benefit transfer programmes for the agriculture sector of India.

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