Giriraj Singh joins PM-KISAN 24th instalment event in Patna
Synopsis
Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh attended the PM-KISAN 24th instalment event at ICAR-RCER Patna, where ₹1,465.84 crore will reach 73.29 lakh Bihar farmers. The state ranks fourth nationally in beneficiary count, and 2.22 crore women farmers are enrolled across India under the scheme.
Key Takeaways
PM-KISAN's 24th instalment was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 October 2026 .
73.29 lakh Bihar farmers will receive ₹1,465.84 crore under this instalment via DBT.
Bihar ranks fourth nationally in PM-KISAN beneficiary count and total transfer volume.
2.22 crore women farmers across India are enrolled in PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh interacted with farmer beneficiaries at ICAR-RCER, Patna .
PM-KISAN was launched on 24 February 2019 and provides ₹6,000 per year to eligible landholder families in three instalments.
Over 73.29 lakh farmers in Bihar are set to receive ₹1,465.84 crore under the 24th instalment of PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi — and on Friday, 30 October 2026, Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh was on the ground at ICAR-RCER, Patna to meet them face to face as Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the funds.
Sharing the moment on X, Singh wrote: 'माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी द्वारा पीएम-किसान सम्मान निधि की 24वीं किस्त जारी किए जाने के अवसर पर आज पटना स्थित ICAR-RCER में बिहार के किसान भाई-बहनों से संवाद किया' — 'On the occasion of the release of the 24th instalment of PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi by the Prime Minister, I interacted today with farmer brothers and sisters of Bihar at ICAR-RCER, Patna.'
Bihar ranks fourth nationally in PM-KISAN reach
Singh flagged a pointed data point: Bihar stands fourth in the country both in the number of PM-KISAN beneficiaries and the total Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) amount disbursed. For a state whose economy is overwhelmingly agrarian, that ranking reflects the sheer density of small and marginal landholders across its districts. The ₹1,465.84 crore flowing to 73.29 lakh Bihar farmers in this single instalment alone gives a sense of the scheme's footprint in the state.
PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi, launched by Prime Minister Modi on 24 February 2019, provides ₹6,000 a year — in three equal tranches — directly to eligible landholder farmer families via DBT, bypassing intermediaries entirely. Over seven years the scheme has become one of the central government's most visible direct-transfer programmes, with successive instalments released at large public events as a visible signal of outreach to rural constituencies.
2.22 crore women farmers now inside the net
Singh also spotlighted a national figure that tends to get buried in headline numbers: 2.22 crore women farmers have been brought into the PM-KISAN fold across India. That is not a footnote — it represents a significant shift in how agricultural income support reaches women who till the land but historically lacked formal recognition as farmers. The number underscores a deliberate drive to enrol women cultivators rather than route the benefit solely through male household heads.
ICAR-RCER as the venue: a deliberate signal
The choice of ICAR-RCER — the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Eastern Region campus in Patna — as the venue for Singh's interaction was not incidental. The facility is the nodal research hub for farming systems across eastern India, spanning Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal. Hosting a PM-KISAN instalment event here links income-support messaging directly to agricultural science infrastructure, reinforcing the government's broader argument that farmer welfare runs on two rails: cash transfers today and productivity research for tomorrow.
As Bihar's most prominent Union Cabinet face and the Lok Sabha MP from Begusarai, Singh's presence at a state-level agricultural event carries both administrative weight and electoral resonance in a state that votes with its farm communities squarely in mind.
The next question the farm sector will be watching: whether the Union Budget carries any step-up in the annual PM-KISAN outlay — or whether the 25th instalment arrives on schedule to keep the cadence unbroken.
Point of View
Especially in electorally significant agrarian states like Bihar. Giriraj Singh's ground presence at ICAR-RCER — rather than a purely Delhi-centric announcement — signals an intent to visibly anchor the Begusarai MP in the state's farm economy narrative. The spotlight on 2.22 crore women beneficiaries suggests an evolving push to make female agricultural identity a measurable metric within the scheme, which could have implications for land-record digitisation and beneficiary verification in future cycles. Analysts will watch whether the scheme's annual outlay sees revision in the next Union Budget, given inflationary pressure on rural incomes since the scheme's baseline was set in 2019.
NationPress
30 Oct 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the PM-KISAN 24th instalment amount for Bihar?
Under the 24th instalment of PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi, Bihar's 73.29 lakh farmers will receive a total of ₹1,465.84 crore directly into their bank accounts via DBT.
What is PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi and how much does a farmer get?
PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi is a central government scheme launched on 24 February 2019 that provides ₹6,000 per year to eligible landholder farmer families, paid in three equal instalments of ₹2,000 each via Direct Benefit Transfer.
Where does Bihar rank in PM-KISAN beneficiaries nationally?
Bihar ranks fourth in the country both in total PM-KISAN beneficiary numbers and in the cumulative DBT amount transferred under the scheme.
How many women farmers benefit from PM-KISAN across India?
As stated by Union Minister Giriraj Singh, 2.22 crore women farmers across India have been enrolled as beneficiaries of the PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi scheme.
Why was the PM-KISAN event held at ICAR-RCER Patna?
ICAR-RCER (Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Eastern Region) in Patna is the premier agricultural research hub for eastern India, making it a symbolically and functionally relevant venue to link income-support delivery with agricultural science outreach for Bihar's farming community.
