1 / 10There is good news for farmers who have signed up for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN)2 / 10. The central govt has extended the last date for mandatory eKYC. PM Kisan eKYC can now be completed by May 22, 2022 (instead of the current deadline of March 31, 2022).3 / 10“Deadline of eKYC for all the PM KISAN beneficiaries has been extended till 22nd May 2022,' according to the official portal.4 / 10PM-KISAN is a central scheme that aims at providing financial assistance to landholding farmer families, subject to certain exclusion criteria, to enable them to take care of expenses related to agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic needs.Under the scheme, an amount of ₹6,000 per year is transferred in three four-monthly installments of ₹2,000 directly into the bank accounts of the farmers.5 / 10Payment is done on the basis of Aadhaar seeded data of beneficiaries. Recently, PM Modi released the 10th installment of financial benefits under the PM-KISAN scheme on 1 January.6 / 10Step 1: Visit PM Kisan's official webpage https://pmkisan.gov.in/Step 2: Click on eKYC option available on right side of the pageStep 3: Enter Aadhaar Card number, captcha code and click on searchStep 4: Enter the mobile number linked with the Aadhaar cardStep 5: Click on 'Get OTP' and enter the OTP in the specified field.If all the details match, eKYC will be completed; otherwise, it will be marked as invalid. You will need to contact the local Aadhar Seva Kendra in this scenario.7 / 10Farmers have also been offered the option of using the central government's offline KYC option.8 / 10They can visit the nearest Common Service Center (CSC) present their Aadhar cards to the CSC to get their pm kisan KYC verification completed.9 / 10If the beneficiary makes an inaccurate declaration, the beneficiary will be liable for the recovery of the transferred financial benefit as well as additional legal penalties.10 / 10This is the 11th instalment under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.