Lok Sabha Question No. 429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Shrirang Appa Barne, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Hemant Patil, Sudheer Gupta, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Bidyut Baran Mahato, DNV Senthilkumar. S.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.429

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  19 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## PM KISAN MAAN DHAN YOJANA

## 429.   DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR.S.:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  launched  PM  Kisan  Maan  Dhan  Yojana,  a pension scheme for small and marginal farmers who do not have sufficient savings to provide them  social  security,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  aims,  salient  features  and objectives behind the move;
- (b) the eligibility criteria fixed by the Government to avail pension under this Yojana and the States wherein this scheme is likely to be initiated;
- (c) the  targeted  farmers  who  are  likely  to  be  benefited  and  the  number  of  small  and marginal farmers who have enrolled in this Yojana, State-wise including Gujarat;
- (d) the  ratio  of  contribution  to  be  made  by  small  and  marginal  farmers  and  the  Union Government under this Yojana;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  provision  to  deposit  minimum  amount  for farmers under this scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether the Government has identified Pension Fund Manager and also responsible for Pension pay out to farmers and if so, the details thereof;
- (g) the details of the targets set by the Government there under;
- (h) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated/  released  by  the  Government  under  the  scheme, State-wise including Gujarat; and
- (i) the  various  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  create  awareness  about  and  for  the successful implementation of this Yojana?

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a): Yes Sir. With a view to provide social security net for the Small and Marginal Farmers (SMF) as they have minimal or no savings to provide for old age and to support them in the event of consequent loss of livelihood, the Government has launched a new Central Sector Scheme,  namely,  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Maan-Dhan  Yojana  (PM-KMY).    Under  this Scheme, a minimum fixed pension of Rs.3,000/- is provided to the eligible small and marginal farmers,  subject  to  certain  exclusion  clauses,  on  attaining  the  age  of  60  years.    It  is  a voluntary and contributory pension scheme, with entry age of 18 to 40 years.  The beneficiary can opt to become member of the Scheme by subscribing to a Pension Fund managed by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).  The beneficiary is required to make a monthly contribution of between Rs.55/- to Rs.200/- to the Pension Fund, depending on the age of entry into the Scheme, with provision of equal contribution by the Central Government. Exit from the scheme may be voluntarily or on failure of contribution or on demise. On exit from the  scheme,  the  beneficiary  will  receive  his/her  accumulated  share  and  the  Government's contribution will be deposited in the LIC Fund. After the subscriber's death, the spouse or heir shall  be  entitled  to  receive  50%  of  the  pension  as  family  pension,  provided  he/she  is  not already an SMF beneficiary of the Scheme.  On the death of the subscriber during the period of contribution, the spouse shall have the option of continuing the Scheme by paying regular contribution.

(b): All  Small and Marginal Farmers in the country, who are of the age of 18 years and above and up to the age of 40 years, and who do not fall within the purview of the exclusion criteria, are eligible to avail the benefits of this Scheme.

(c): The Scheme aims to cover around 3 crore beneficiaries.  As on 14/11/2019, 18,29,469 farmers  in the country have been registered under the Scheme, including 61,496 farmers of Gujarat. The State-wise details are annexed.

(d)  & (e): The  ratio  of  contribution  to  be  made  by  small  and  marginal  farmers  and  the Union Government under this Yojana is 1:1.  Government contribution under the Scheme is equal to the monthly contribution made by the farmer, which varies from Rs.55/- to Rs.200/depending on the age of entry.

(f): Yes, Sir.  The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the Pension Fund Manager for the Scheme.

(g): PM-KMY Scheme aims to cover around 3 crore Small and Marginal Farmers.

(h): A budgetary provision of Rs.900 Crore has been made for the year 2019-20.  There is no State-wise allocation of funds under the Scheme.

(i): Apart  from  the  electronic  and  print  media,  wide  publicity  has  been  given  to  the Scheme  through  social  media  as  well.  The  implementing  agencies,  the  State  /  UT Governments and the Common Service Centres (CSCs), have also been roped in for wide publicity through their own resources. The Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) of the CSCs who are field level functionaries, have also been provided incentives for ensuring maximum enrolment of farmers under the Scheme.

## ANNEXURE

State/UT-wise enrollment figure under PM-KMY

| State                       |   Registration |
|-----------------------------|----------------|
| Haryana                     |         400604 |
| Jharkhand                   |         241971 |
| Bihar                       |         240854 |
| Uttar Pradesh               |         238248 |
| Chhattisgarh                |         198344 |
| Odisha                      |         136319 |
| Tamil Nadu                  |          94519 |
| Maharashtra                 |          72556 |
| Gujarat                     |          61458 |
| Madhya Pradesh              |          51727 |
| Andhra Pradesh              |          30077 |
| Karnataka                   |          29815 |
| Rajasthan                   |          27934 |
| Punjab                      |          11559 |
| Telangana                   |           7267 |
| Assam                       |           5014 |
| Himachal Pradesh            |           2345 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |           2043 |
| West Bengal                 |           1894 |
| Uttarakhand                 |           1562 |
| Kerala                      |            751 |
| Nagaland                    |            704 |
| Chandigarh                  |            528 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |            519 |
| Jammu and Kashmir           |            435 |
| Tripura                     |            386 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |            159 |
| Goa                         |            136 |
| Daman and Diu               |            118 |
| Manipur                     |            117 |
| Delhi                       |             89 |
| Puducherry                  |             87 |
| Mizoram                     |             84 |
| Lakshadweep                 |             71 |
| Meghalaya                   |             26 |
| Sikkim                      |             23 |
| Total                       |        1829469 |

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