Lok Sabha Question No. 1714 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: m-Kisan Portal
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1714

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND   JULY, 2019

## m-KISAN PORTAL

1714.  DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a) the details of the services offered and information available on the m-Kisan portal;
- (b) the  total  number  of  farmers registered on the portal, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the number of SMSs sent to farmers since the launch of the portal; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  choice  of languages available on the portal?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a):        Information  and  services  available  on  mkisan  portal  i.e.  https://mkisan.gov.in  are  crop specific advisories  to farmers through SMS and Voice;  Pull SMS service for farmers  to register themselves and give feedback on the service; Interactive Voice Response System service and extreme weather alert for farmers.

(b): Details of State/UT-wise farmers registered on mkisan portal are given at annexure.

(c):          24,62,37,10,138  SMSs  have  been  sent  to  the  farmers  since  launch  of  this  portal    on 25.05.2013 till 28.06.2019.

- (d): Advisories  to  the  farmers  registered  on  this  portal,  can  be  sent  in  12  languages  viz., Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English.

Annexure

| STATE WISE REGISTERED FARMERS (as on 28.06.2019)   | STATE WISE REGISTERED FARMERS (as on 28.06.2019)   | STATE WISE REGISTERED FARMERS (as on 28.06.2019)   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                             | STATE NAME                                         | FARMER COUNT                                       |
| 1                                                  | A AND N ISLANDS                                    | 11989                                              |
| 2                                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH                                     | 5313689                                            |
| 3                                                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                  | 1257                                               |
| 4                                                  | ASSAM                                              | 78249                                              |
| 5                                                  | BIHAR                                              | 1032234                                            |
| 6                                                  | CHANDIGARH                                         | 640                                                |
| 7                                                  | CHHATTISGARH                                       | 1527476                                            |
| 8                                                  | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI                             | 1235                                               |
| 9                                                  | DAMAN AND DIU                                      | 74                                                 |
| 10                                                 | DELHI                                              | 48906                                              |
| 11                                                 | GOA                                                | 23755                                              |
| 12                                                 | GUJARAT                                            | 1224048                                            |
| 13                                                 | HARYANA                                            | 1311885                                            |
| 14                                                 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                   | 733962                                             |
| 15                                                 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                  | 256018                                             |
| 16                                                 | JHARKAND                                           | 810946                                             |
| 17                                                 | KARNATAKA                                          | 763898                                             |
| 18                                                 | KERALA                                             | 1050629                                            |
| 19                                                 | LAKSHADWEEP                                        | 26                                                 |
| 20                                                 | MADHYA PRADESH                                     | 2321973                                            |
| 21                                                 | MAHARASHTRA                                        | 6369389                                            |
| 22                                                 | MANIPUR                                            | 4241                                               |
| 23                                                 | MEGHALAYA                                          | 5042                                               |
| 24                                                 | MIZORAM                                            | 4541                                               |
| 25                                                 | NAGALAND                                           | 27657                                              |
| 26                                                 | ODISHA                                             | 3008725                                            |
| 27                                                 | PUDUCHERRY                                         | 11202                                              |
| 28                                                 | PUNJAB                                             | 724908                                             |
| 29                                                 | RAJASTHAN                                          | 3200755                                            |
| 30                                                 | SIKKIM                                             | 26244                                              |
| 31                                                 | TAMIL NADU                                         | 1232068                                            |
| 32                                                 | TELANGANA                                          | 2782294                                            |
| 34                                                 | TRIPURA                                            | 40993                                              |
| 35                                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                      | 14123357                                           |
| 36                                                 | UTTARAKHAND                                        | 199109                                             |
| 37                                                 | WEST BENGAL                                        | 1790872                                            |
|                                                    | TOTAL                                              | 50064286                                           |

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