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23/06/23 06:23 AM IST

PM Kisan Mobile App

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  • The PM-Kisan Mobile App with Face Authentication Feature was launched by Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar.
Features
  • Best example of modern technology using Face Authentication Feature from this app farmer can complete e-KYC remotely, sitting at home easily by scanning face without OTP or fingerprint and helped 100 other farmers to do e-KYC at their home.
  • Recognizing the need to make e-KYC mandatory, the Government of India has extended the ability of farmers to perform e-KYC to officers of state governments, so that each officer can complete the e-KYC process for 500 farmers.
  • The new app is very easy to use and easily available for download on the Google Play Store.
  • The app will also provide very important information related to the scheme and PM Kisan accounts to the farmers. In this, farmers can know the status of landseeding, linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts and e-KYC using the No User Status Module.
  • The department has also roped in India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) to open Aadhaar linked bank accounts for beneficiaries at their doorstep and asked CSCs to organize village-level e-KYC camps with the help of States/UTs.
PM-KISAN
  • PM Kisan is one of the world's largest DBT schemes in which farmers get Rs 6,000 directly transferred through Aadhaar linked bank accounts in three installments in a year.
  • 2.42 lakh crore has been transferred to the accounts of more than 11 crore farmers, of whom more than 3 crore were women.
  • PM Kisan Yojana proved to be a strong partner for the farmers even during the lockdown at the time of covid.
  • The scheme has ensured necessary facilities by providing direct financial assistance to the farmers and has given them confidence in difficult times.
  • Now the difficulties related to Aadhaar verification and bank account details updation on PM Kisan Portal have been resolved by effective use of digital public goods.
Source- PIB

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