PM-Kisan Instalment Not Received? Use RTI to Get the Recorded Reason

Check This First

• Know Your Status on pmkisan.gov.in: note exactly what it shows - eKYC status, land seeding, bank/Aadhaar seeding and instalment history. This vocabulary is what your RTI quotes.
• eKYC: a pending eKYC is the most common stoppage - it can usually be completed on the portal or at a CSC centre.
• The village/mandal agriculture office: ask which verification (land or identity) is pending at their level, and get any answer in writing if you can.
• The portal’s grievance route and helpline: log a grievance and keep the number - quoting it in the RTI puts the delay on record.

What an RTI Can Ask

• The current status of my PM-Kisan registration no. ________, and the reasons recorded for withholding/stopping instalments.
• Which verification (land seeding, eKYC, bank seeding) is shown pending in my case, at which office, and since when.
• The action taken on my grievance no. ________ dated ________, as on record.
• The instalment-wise disbursement record for my registration, with transaction references as recorded.

Likely Public Authority

PM-Kisan is implemented through the state agriculture department: the PIO of the district/mandal agriculture office holds the local verification records, and the state agriculture department the scheme records. For portal-level records, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is the central authority. Use FindMyPIO if unsure.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Re-registering because instalments stopped - duplicates flag the record further; fix the pending verification instead.
• Not completing eKYC before escalating - it is the one cause entirely in your hands.
• Asking “when will my money come” - ask instead for the recorded reason and the pending verification; that is what the office must answer.

Common Questions

The portal says payment was made but my account shows nothing. What do I ask?

The disbursement record with the transaction reference, and whether the payment failed/returned as recorded. If it went to an old account, see our DBT wrong-account guide - benefit payments commonly route to the Aadhaar-seeded account reflected in the payment system.

My land records are in my father's name. Is that why?

Commonly, yes - land seeding verifies the record in your name. The RTI can ask exactly which land-record requirement is unmet in your case, so you fix the right thing (often a mutation - see mutation pending).

Who actually answers the RTI - Centre or state?

Local verification questions go to the district/mandal agriculture office’s PIO; scheme-record questions to the state agriculture department or the central ministry. When unsure, file to the district office - a PIO must transfer a misdirected application under Section 6(3).

How FileMyRTI Helps

We draft the RTI with your registration number and the portal-status vocabulary, addressed to the right agriculture-office PIO. Apply below, or book a guided session (Rs. 499).