SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 12 September 2025, Shift 2 · General Awareness · Question 19 of 100

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What is the age range for farmers to enrol in the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PM-KMY)?

(a)18–30 years
(b)18–40 years
(c)21–45 years
(d)25–50 years

Answer

Why

Correct — B. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PM-KMY) enrols small and marginal farmers aged 18 to 40 years.

It is a voluntary, contributory pension: the farmer pays a monthly contribution, the Government of India matches it, and an assured pension of ₹3,000 a month starts at age 60 → option (b).

Why the others are wrong

(a)
18–30 years — 18–30 years cuts the upper limit short. Entry stays open until 40, which still gives at least 20 years of contributions before the pension starts at 60.
(c)
21–45 years — 21–45 years misses both limits. PM-KMY enrolment opens at 18, not 21, and closes at 40, not 45.
(d)
25–50 years — 25–50 years misses both limits. PM-KMY enrolment opens at 18 and closes at 40.

Concept

PM-KMY is an old-age pension scheme for small and marginal farmers, run by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. A farmer qualifies with cultivable land of up to 2 hectares in State or UT land records.

The Maandhan portal runs it alongside PM Shram Yogi Maandhan (unorganised workers) and PM Vyapari Maandhan (traders). All three share the pattern: entry at 18 to 40, a ₹3,000 monthly pension, and a matching government contribution.

Atal Pension Yojana also enrols from 18 to 40, but its pension is a chosen slab of ₹1,000 to ₹5,000 a month rather than a fixed ₹3,000.

Key facts

PM-KMY entry age is 18 to 40 years, for farmers with cultivable land up to 2 hectares.
PM-KMY pays an assured pension of ₹3,000 a month from age 60.
PM-KMY is voluntary and contributory, with a matching contribution by the Government of India.
PM Shram Yogi Maandhan covers unorganised workers with the same 18-40 entry band and ₹3,000 pension.

Study next

PM Shram Yogi Maandhan and PM Vyapari MaandhanAtal Pension Yojana: entry age and pension slabsPM-KISAN income support versus the PM-KMY pension

Common traps

Mixing up PM-KMY and PM-KISAN: PM-KMY is a pension from 60, PM-KISAN is direct income support to landholding farmer families.
Picking a wider band such as 21–45: the Maandhan schemes close entry at 40.

Here a scheme is tested on a single eligibility number. Its counterpart for unorganised workers, PM Shram Yogi Maandhan, is asked at 23 Sep 2024, 12:30, GA Q.10.

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