Can an employee of the Central/State Government / PSU / Autonomous Organization, etc. is eligible to get the benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme?

An employee of the Central/State Government / PSU / Autonomous Organization, etc. is NOT eligible to get the benefit under the scheme

Serving or retired officer and employee of Central/ State Government Ministries /Offices/Departments and its field units Central or State PSEs and Attached offices /Autonomous Institutions under Government as well as regular employees of the Local Bodies are not eligible to get benefit under the scheme. However, serving or retired Multi Tasking Staff / Class IV/Group D employee is eligible to get benefit under the Scheme provided their families are otherwise eligible and not covered under other exclusion criteria.