Lok Sabha Question No. 253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: Beneficiaries of PM Kisan Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 253

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## BENEFICIARIES OF PM KISAN SCHEME

## 253.  DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Pradhan Mantri   Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme aims to give Rs. 6,000 per year to about 12.8 crore eligible small and marginal farmers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether only around 8 crore beneficiaries have been paid the first instalment so far, leaving around 5.8 crore out of the net, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to quicken farmer data validation process including updating of land database;
- (e) whether benefits will be distributed to eligible beneficiaries with retrospective effect, if so, details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Sir.  Under  PM-KISAN  Scheme  funds  of  Rs.6000/-  per  annum  per beneficiary are transferred to the accounts of beneficiaries in three equal installments, every four months after receipt of verification of beneficiaries from concerned State/UT and their validation through Aadhar/PFMS. The number of landholdings for transfer of benefit is to be about 14 crore.
- (c)  &  (d):      Registration  of  farmers  for  this  scheme  and  subsequent  installment-wise transfer of benefits to them is a continuous and ongoing process.The transfer of benefits to the identified eligible beneficiaries takes place as and when their correct and verified data are uploaded by the concerned State / UT Governments on PM-Kisan web-portal www.pmkisan.gov.in.  The  speed  with  which  error-free  beneficiaries'  data  is  uploaded differs  from  State  to  State.  The  West  Bengal  Government  has  not  yet  decided  to  join  the scheme.

The data of beneficiaries so uploaded by the State / UT Governments undergoes a multilevel  verification  and  validation  by  various  concerned  agencies,  including  the  banks,  which includes rejection of data for errors at various levels and re-uploading of error-free data by the State / UT Governments. Thereafter only the amount is successfully transferred into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. This entire process is replicated for transfer of every installment

As on 30.01.2020, the benefits have been released to 8,35,77,649 farmers.

To  further  facilitate  registration  of  farmers,  an  exclusive  'Farmers  Corner'  has  been provided in the PM-KISAN Web-portal through which the farmers can do their self-registration. Farmers can also edit their names in PM-Kisan database as per their Aadhaar Card through the Farmers  Corner.  Farmers  can  also  know  the  status  of  their  payment  through  the  Farmers Corner. The village-wise names of the beneficiaries are also available in the Farmers Corner. Common Service Centres (CSCs) have also been authorized to assist the farmers in performing the above tasks.

On the advice of the Union Government, the States have organized Publicity/Awareness Camps to ensure expeditious Aadhaar authentication of the data of the beneficiaries along with new registrations and correction of already registered data.

(e)  &  (f):        All  eligible  beneficiaries  are  entitled  to  be  paid  their  benefits  from  the  4-monthly period in which their registration has taken place, and hence they will not lose the benefit of any installment for procedural delays, except on account of their ineligibility once their registration has been completed.

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