PM Modi releases the 19th instalment of PM-KISAN from Bhagalpur, Bihar: over ₹22,000 crore to 9.8 crore farmers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 19th instalment of PM-KISAN from Bhagalpur, Bihar, on 24 February 2025, transferring over ₹22,000 crore to more than 9.8 crore farmers, including 2.41 crore women farmers.
Summary
On 24 February 2025 Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 19th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) from Bhagalpur, Bihar. Over 9.8 crore farmers, including 2.41 crore women farmers, received more than ₹22,000 crore through Direct Benefit Transfer; about 75 lakh Bihar farmer families received around ₹1,600 crore. The 18th instalment had been released from Washim, Maharashtra, on 5 October 2024 to over 9.4 crore farmers. PM-KISAN, a central sector scheme launched in February 2019, gives land-holding farmers ₹6,000 a year in three equal instalments into Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts; over ₹3.46 lakh crore was disbursed in the first 18 instalments. At Bhagalpur the PM also said the 10,000th Farmer Producer Organisation had been formed in Bihar and spoke of the planned Makhana Board.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 24 February 2025, Bhagalpur, Bihar
- Instalment
- 19th
- Amount and beneficiaries
- Over ₹22,000 crore; 9.8 crore farmers (2.41 crore women)
- 18th instalment
- 5 October 2024, Washim, Maharashtra
- Scheme
- Central sector scheme, launched February 2019
- Benefit
- ₹6,000 a year in three equal instalments via DBT
- Milestone
- 10,000th FPO formed in Bihar
Practice MCQs 5 questions
From which city did PM Modi release the 19th instalment of PM-KISAN on 24 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Bhagalpur
The 19th instalment of PM-KISAN was released from Bhagalpur, Bihar, on 24 February 2025.
How many farmers benefited from the 19th instalment of PM-KISAN, which transferred over ₹22,000 crore?
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Correct answer: C — 9.8 crore
Over 9.8 crore farmers received more than ₹22,000 crore under the 19th instalment; the 18th instalment had reached over 9.4 crore farmers.
The 18th instalment of PM-KISAN, preceding the Bhagalpur release, was released on 5 October 2024 from:
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Correct answer: A — Washim, Maharashtra
The 18th instalment was released from Washim, Maharashtra, on 5 October 2024 to over 9.4 crore farmers.
About how many women farmers were among the beneficiaries of the 19th instalment of PM-KISAN?
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Correct answer: D — 2.41 crore
The 19th instalment benefited over 9.8 crore farmers, including 2.41 crore women farmers.
Consider the following statements about PM-KISAN: 1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme in which states share the cost. 2. It provides ₹6,000 a year to land-holding farmers in three equal instalments through DBT. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
PM-KISAN is a central sector scheme launched in February 2019, not a centrally sponsored one, so the first statement is wrong. It transfers ₹6,000 a year in three equal instalments into Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts, so the second is correct.