Annadata Sukhibhava Scheme
₹20,000 a year per farmer family — ₹6,000 of it from PM-KISAN and ₹14,000 added by the state.
Run by: Department of Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh
- Total per year
- ₹20,000 / family
- State share
- ₹14,000 / year
- Central share
- ₹6,000 (PM-KISAN)
- Paid in
- 3 instalments / year, by DBT
- Launched
- 2 August 2025
- 2026-27 outlay
- ₹6,600 crore
Overview
Annadata Sukhibhava is Andhra Pradesh’s income-support top-up on PM-KISAN, launched on 2 August 2025. It does not replace the central scheme: the ₹6,000 PM-KISAN instalment keeps arriving as usual, and the state adds ₹14,000 so a farmer family’s total for the year reaches ₹20,000.
Because the scheme is built on the PM-KISAN beneficiary list, the practical work is not applying for it — it is keeping that record clean. An incomplete e-KYC or an unlinked land record stops the state top-up exactly as it stops the central instalment.
The launch was timed to the day PM-KISAN’s 20th instalment went out nationwide from Varanasi. Andhra Pradesh held its own event the same day across Prakasam, Guntur and West Godavari districts, where Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu released the first tranche — ₹7,000 per farmer, made up of ₹5,000 from the state and ₹2,000 from PM-KISAN — to about 47 lakh farmer families, a payout of roughly ₹3,174 crore by Direct Benefit Transfer.
The state’s 2026-27 budget, presented on 14 February 2026, set aside ₹6,600 crore for the scheme for the year. The ₹20,000 is not paid as one lump sum: the state’s ₹14,000 share is split and paid alongside PM-KISAN’s own instalments across the financial year, so a family typically sees three payments rather than one.
What you get
The benefit as the state notifies it — nothing here is an estimate.
- ₹20,000 a year per farmer family, counting the PM-KISAN instalments already being received.
- Paid in three instalments across the year rather than one lump sum, so a payment arrives roughly every four months.
- No separate application if you are already on the PM-KISAN list — the state draws the beneficiary data from it.
- Tenant farmers cultivating under a valid Crop Cultivator Rights Card are brought into the scheme.
- Paid straight into the Aadhaar-seeded account by DBT, with status searchable by Aadhaar number.
- The first tranche alone reached about 47 lakh farmer families for ₹3,174 crore — one of the state’s largest single farmer payouts.
Who is eligible
State schemes usually state their criteria as prose rather than a checklist. This is that prose, unpacked — the department’s verification is what decides.
You qualify if
- Permanent resident of Andhra Pradesh
- Farmer family holding cultivable land, or a tenant with a valid Crop Cultivator Rights Card
- Listed as a PM-KISAN beneficiary with e-KYC completed
- Aadhaar-seeded bank account for DBT
Not covered
- Anyone excluded from PM-KISAN — income-tax payers, serving and retired government employees above the exempt grades, and holders of constitutional posts
- Institutional landholders
Documents you need
Have these ready before you start — most rejections are a missing paper, not a missing right.
- Aadhaar card
- PM-KISAN registration ID
- Land record (adangal / 1-B), or the Crop Cultivator Rights Card for a tenant
- Bank passbook, Aadhaar-seeded
How to apply
Fewer steps than a central scheme, and usually one office rather than a portal.
- 1
Get your PM-KISAN record right first
Complete e-KYC and confirm the land seeding. The state top-up is drawn from that list — a blocked PM-KISAN record blocks this too.
- 2
Verify at the Rythu Seva Kendram
Village-level verification of land and tenancy happens here. Tenant farmers should carry the Crop Cultivator Rights Card.
- 3
Confirm your name is on the list
Use "Know Your Status" on the official portal, check the notice board at your Rythu Seva Kendram, call the toll-free number 155251, or send your Aadhaar number by WhatsApp to 9552300009 under the state’s Mana Mitra service.
- 4
Track each instalment by Aadhaar
The portal accepts an Aadhaar number and shows whether an instalment has been released against your name — check after each of the year’s three payment rounds.
If something goes wrong
Missing from the list, or payment stuck — here is the channel the department itself publishes for it.
- If your name is missing from the eligible list, or a payment is rejected, raise it first at your Rythu Seva Kendram with your Aadhaar and land or tenancy papers — not the state portal.
- District administrations have set up grievance cells at the mandal, division and district level specifically for this scheme; ask at your Kendram which cell covers your mandal.
- Officials have been directed to record the specific reason a beneficiary was rejected rather than just mark the case "ineligible" — ask for that reason in writing if you plan to contest it.
- The most common hold-up officials report is an Aadhaar number not linked to the bank account used for DBT. That linkage is checked separately from PM-KISAN eligibility, so a clean record can still sit unpaid until it is fixed.
Frequently asked questions
Is ₹20,000 on top of PM-KISAN, or does it include it?
It includes it. The central government pays ₹6,000 and the state adds ₹14,000, so the family total for the year is ₹20,000.
I am a tenant farmer with no land in my name. Do I qualify?
Yes, if you hold a valid Crop Cultivator Rights Card for the season. Without that card there is no record of your cultivation to verify against.
Do I have to apply separately?
No. The beneficiary list is drawn from PM-KISAN records verified at the Rythu Seva Kendram. Fixing your PM-KISAN record is the only action that matters.
How many instalments is the ₹20,000 paid in?
Three across the financial year, not one lump sum. The state’s ₹14,000 share is released alongside PM-KISAN’s own instalments, so a family typically sees a payment roughly every four months.
How do I check if my name is on the eligible list?
Use "Know Your Status" on the official portal, check the notice board at your Rythu Seva Kendram, call the toll-free number 155251, or send your Aadhaar number by WhatsApp to 9552300009 under the state’s Mana Mitra service.
My name isn’t on the list, or my payment never came. What do I do?
Raise it at your Rythu Seva Kendram with your Aadhaar and land or tenancy papers. Mandal, division and district-level grievance cells exist specifically for this scheme, and officials are required to give a written reason for any rejection.
Why is my payment stuck even though I qualify?
The most common reason officials report is an Aadhaar number not linked to the bank account used for DBT. That check runs separately from your PM-KISAN eligibility, so a clean record alone does not guarantee payment.
Facts checked against annadathasukhibhava.ap.gov.in on 20 October 2026. editorial policy.