# Cabinet extends PM-KISAN scheme for 5 years, ₹3.15 lakh crore

2026-08-08T03:43:24+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the extension of the PM-KISAN scheme for five years, from 2026-27 to 2030-31, with a total outlay of ₹3,15,614 crore. The scheme provides ₹6,000 per year to each eligible farmer family, paid in three instalments of ₹2,000 through direct benefit transfer. The government said it has transferred over ₹4.47 lakh crore to farmers since the scheme’s launch in February 2019. The 23rd instalment alone covered 9.49 crore families and released ₹18,984 crore. Women farmers have received more than ₹1.06 lakh crore under the scheme. The Hindu’s headline said the extension is for four years, but the period described in the same report, 2026-27 to 2030-31, is five fiscal years, matching the BusinessLine account.

## Coverage

- thehindubusinessline.com <https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/cabinet-approves-extension-of-pm-kisan-scheme-for-5-yrs-with-total-outlay-of-over-315-lakh-cr/article71290123.ece>
- thehindu.com <https://www.thehindu.com/business/agri-business/centre-extends-pm-kisan-for-four-more-years-allocates-315-lakh-crore/article71290390.ece>

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