Over 9.34 crore farmers across India woke up to a direct credit in their bank accounts on Friday, 30 October 2026, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 24th instalment of PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi — worth more than ₹18,690 crore — from Banaskantha, Gujarat. In Bhiwani, Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini sat alongside farmers from the region to join the programme digitally, turning a national transfer into a local moment of solidarity.

Bhiwani's Farmers, Banaskantha's Broadcast

Saini described joining the event as an 'opportunity' — 'डिजिटल माध्यम से जुड़ने का अवसर' ('an opportunity to connect through digital means') — alongside farmer brothers from the area. The format itself tells a story: a single keystroke from Gujarat simultaneously credits accounts in every corner of the country. More than 16 lakh farmers in Haryana alone are among the beneficiaries of this instalment.

Haryana's high uptake under PM-KISAN has been a consistent feature of the scheme since its launch, reflecting the state's large and predominantly small-to-marginal agricultural base. For those farmers, the ₹2,000 per instalment — part of a ₹6,000 annual direct income support — arrives without a middleman, straight to the account.

PM-KISAN at Its 24th Instalment: What the Milestone Means

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi was formally launched on 24 February 2019, with the first transfer backdated to December 2018. Since then it has become the backbone of the central government's direct-benefit strategy for agriculture — a no-frills income floor that bypasses the leakages endemic to older subsidy regimes. The 24th instalment marks roughly six years of uninterrupted quarterly transfers.

The programme's design — fixed, predictable, DBT-routed — has made it politically durable across budget cycles. Each release is typically anchored to a state event, giving both the centre and the host state government a visible moment of farmer outreach. Banaskantha, a largely agrarian district in north Gujarat, served that role today.

Saini's Message and the Political Backdrop

Saini closed his post with an expression of 'heartfelt gratitude' to the Prime Minister for his commitment to farmer welfare — 'अन्नदाताओं के कल्याण के लिए आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री जी का हृदय से आभार' ('heartfelt gratitude to the respected Prime Minister for the welfare of the food-providers'). The framing — annadata, or 'food-provider', a term that elevates the farmer from beneficiary to nation-builder — is deliberate. It threads the individual credit transfer into a larger civilisational argument: farmer prosperity as the 'strong foundation of a developed India.'

With the next Union Budget cycle approaching, the scheme's funding and any tweaks to eligibility criteria will be the ones to watch — every instalment release doubles as a signal of political intent toward rural India.