PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana FAQs: Will Husband, Wife Both be Able to Claim Rs 6,000?

PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana FAQs- The PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana is the scheme launched to offer financial assistance to small and marginal farmers across the country. Under this scheme, the central government provides assistance of Rs 6,000 to the farmers in 3 installments in a year. The amounting Rs 2,000 is transferred to farmers’ accounts every 4 months with total of 9 installments to the accounts of farmers. 

Will Husband, Wife Both be Able to Claim Rs 6,000?

Whether both husband and wife apply under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi ? The answer for this question is big “NO”. Either husband or wife can apply under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, as per the scheme guidelines. If both have applied for the scheme and received the benefit, then recovery will be made on the later date from them. As per the rules of the scheme, this plan is for farmer families.

The family concept in India means husband and wife and two minor children. And as per the rule of the PM Kisan, only one member of the family should ideally get its benefit and not both husband and wife.

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Who are eligible beneficiaries – PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana FAQs:

• Under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, only those farmers who have 5 acres of cultivable cultivation get its benefit.
• There is no holding limit. 
• If someone files income tax return then he is kept out of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi.
• A person whose farmland is not registered under his/her name is ineligible for the scheme.
• Moreover, the scheme cannot be availed if the land is registered under the name of the person’s father or grandfather.
• The scheme will be declared invalid for owners of farmlands who are government employees.
• Professionals like Doctors, engineers, lawyers, chartered accountants are ineligible for the scheme.