{"id":17419,"date":"2021-05-14T16:13:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T10:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grainmart.in\/news\/?p=17419"},"modified":"2021-05-14T16:13:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T10:43:48","slug":"pm-kisan-scheme-8th-instalment-of-inr-20000-crores-released-pm-modi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grainmart.in\/news\/pm-kisan-scheme-8th-instalment-of-inr-20000-crores-released-pm-modi\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Kisan Scheme 8th Instalment of INR 20,000 Crores Released: PM Modi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PM Modi on Friday confirmed the release of the 8th instalment of PM Kisan scheme<\/a> funds of INR 20,000 to 9.5 crore farmers. This is the first of the three instalments for the financial year 2021-22. A video conference was held with the farmers as PM Modi interacted with a farmer from each of the states including Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu and Kashmir, and Maharashtra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Union Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar, who also attended the conference confirmed that more than seven lakh farmers from West Bengal joined the PM Kisan scheme. Further, PM expressed concern about the spread of COVID <\/a>in rural areas of India. PM was quoted saying that “there is an invisible enemy in front of us. We lost many of our close ones. I feel the pain that people have endured for some time now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How PM Kisan Works<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Each year farmers in India registered under the PM Kisan scheme receive INR 6000 in three equal instalments every fourth month of the financial year. As per current data, nearly 14 crore farmers in India are registered and eligible under PM Kisan scheme. Funds are directly transferred to farmers’ bank account under the scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PM Kisan Website Down<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since the announcement and due to heavy server load the website<\/a> has not been working. Many farmers raised complaints about the website service unable for tracking the payment. However, we recommend It’s better to check the status later in the evening or tomorrow in case you haven’t received the payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PM Kisan Website not Working as on 16:03 IST on 14.05.2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Correcting Details Provided in the Official PM Kisan Portal <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The major hassle is when the Aadhaar card number and bank details are not correct. Follow the steps to correct the Aadhaar card number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n