is pm-kisan available to nri, pm kisan nri eligibility, can nri get pm kisan samman nidhi
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No. PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi is meant for eligible Indian farmer families who own cultivable land, and the scheme's exclusion list specifically keeps out certain categories. NRIs are not the intended beneficiaries, and in practice the scheme is targeted at resident landholding farmer families, with exclusions for income tax payers and several other categories. So an NRI owning land in India should not expect to receive PM-Kisan benefits, and claiming it wrongly can lead to recovery of the money. If the land is jointly held or has passed to resident family members who actually cultivate it and meet the conditions, those resident members may be eligible in their own right. Check eligibility and exclusions on the official pmkisan.gov.in portal, and do not rely on any agent who promises to get an NRI enrolled. This is general information; confirm your family's specific eligibility through official channels.
My brother who stays in the village and farms our joint land gets PM-Kisan in his name. I am in Australia and I do not, which is correct. The benefit follows the resident farmer, not the NRI co-owner.