PM Kisan: Father and adult son in same household do not get separate Rs 2,000 instalments
Under PM Kisan rules the whole family is one unit, though an adult son can qualify separately if he is an independent farming household.
A question is on the minds of many farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme: if a father and son both farm, can each receive a separate instalment of Rs 2,000, and can both benefit from the scheme? The answer lies in the scheme's rules.
The Government of India gives eligible farmers financial assistance of Rs 6,000 a year. The amount is paid directly into farmers' bank accounts in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000. Two instalments have been paid so far this year, and farmers are waiting for the third.
If the father and son belong to the same farming family, they will not get separate instalments under the rules. The scheme treats the entire family as one unit. For instance, if the father, mother and minor children are recorded as one farming family in the land records, the whole family will receive only Rs 6,000 a year, if eligible. The amount is paid in three instalments of Rs 2,000.
There is an exception, and it concerns adult children, for whom the rules differ. If the father and son live in the same house or share a ration card, only one member of the family, that is the father, will get the benefit.
An important distinction needs to be understood. The scheme's definition of a family includes minor children. For this reason, the status of an adult son can be different. If the son qualifies as a separate farming family and has a valid record of agricultural land in his own name, his eligibility can be decided separately.
It is not enough that the son is a farmer. That alone does not entitle him to a separate PM Kisan benefit. Land ownership and the scheme's other rules are also checked. If the son has his own ration card and separate agricultural land is recorded in his name in the revenue records, he too can benefit from the scheme.
The straightforward position, therefore, is that a father and son in the same family do not receive two separate Rs 2,000 instalments. An adult son can get a separate benefit only if he qualifies as an independent farming family, with his own ration card and land records in his name.
