PM-KISAN 22nd instalment: ₹18,640 crore released to 9.32 crore farmers from Guwahati
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 22nd instalment of PM-KISAN, about ₹18,640 crore to over 9.32 crore farmers, from Guwahati, Assam, on 13 March 2026.
Summary
PM-KISAN's 22nd instalment was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Jyoti-Bishnu International Cultural Centre in Guwahati, Assam, on 13 March 2026. About ₹18,640 crore was transferred by Direct Benefit Transfer to more than 9.32 crore farmers, including over 2.15 crore women farmers. A PIB backgrounder put total disbursements since the scheme's launch at more than ₹4.27 lakh crore (the PM said over ₹4.25 lakh crore), and the PM said about 19 lakh farmers in Assam alone had received nearly ₹8,000 crore. Under the scheme, eligible farmer families get ₹6,000 a year in three equal instalments of ₹2,000, and the Union Budget 2026â27 allocated ₹60,000 crore to it. States held 'PM Kisan Utsav Diwas' events the same day.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 13 March 2026, Guwahati, Assam
- Instalment
- 22nd
- Amount
- About ₹18,640 crore via DBT
- Beneficiaries
- Over 9.32 crore farmers; 2.15 crore women
- Since launch
- More than ₹4.27 lakh crore (PIB backgrounder)
- Assam
- About 19 lakh farmers, nearly ₹8,000 crore so far
- Benefit
- ₹6,000 a year in three instalments of ₹2,000
- Budget 2026â27
- ₹60,000 crore
Practice MCQs 5 questions
From which city did PM Modi release the 22nd instalment of PM-KISAN on 13 March 2026?
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Correct answer: D â Guwahati
The 22nd instalment was released from the Jyoti-Bishnu International Cultural Centre in Guwahati, Assam.
About how much money was transferred under the 22nd instalment of PM-KISAN, and to how many farmers?
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Correct answer: B â ₹18,640 crore to 9.32 crore farmers
About ₹18,640 crore went to more than 9.32 crore farmers; ₹19,480 crore was the value of the Guwahati development projects launched the same day.
Consider the following statements about PM-KISAN: 1. Eligible farmer families receive ₹6,000 a year in three equal instalments of ₹2,000. 2. The Union Budget 2026â27 allocated ₹60,000 crore to the scheme. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C â Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: the scheme pays ₹6,000 a year in three instalments of ₹2,000 each through DBT, and Budget 2026â27 provided ₹60,000 crore for it, as per the PIB backgrounder.
Roughly how many women farmers benefited from the 22nd instalment of PM-KISAN?
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Correct answer: A â 2.15 crore
The PIB backgrounder says more than 2.15 crore of the 9.32 crore beneficiaries were women.
According to the PIB backgrounder on the 22nd instalment, how much has been disbursed under PM-KISAN since its launch?
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Correct answer: D â More than ₹4.27 lakh crore
The backgrounder put cumulative transfers at more than ₹4.27 lakh crore, making PM-KISAN one of the world's largest DBT schemes.