Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
Type of projectGovernmental
CountryIndia
MinistryMinistry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Key peopleVivek Aggarwal (IAS)
Established1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)
Budget75,000 crore (equivalent to 930 billion or US$11 billion in 2023)
Websitepmkisan.gov.in

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKISAN, translation: Prime Minister's Farmer's Tribute Fund) is an initiative by the government of India that give farmers up to 6,000 (US$71) per year as minimum income support. The initiative was announced by Piyush Goyal during the 2019 Interim Union Budget of India on 1 February 2019. The scheme has cost 75,000 crore (equivalent to 930 billion or US$11 billion in 2023) per annum and came into effect December 2018.