Lok Sabha Question No. 408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Payment of Instalments under PM-KISAN Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Pramila Bisoyi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.408

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## PAYMENT OF INSTALMENTS UNDER PM-KISAN SCHEME

408.   SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYI:

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

- (a) the details of the amount of funds transferred and the number of farmers benefited under PM-KISAN scheme during April-August, 2020, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government will consider advance payment of the remaining instalments of PM-KISAN for the FY 2020-21, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether there is any plan to increase the amount to Rs. 12,000 per beneficiary per year and to implement the same in the current financial year, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): During the period April-August, 2020, an amount of around Rs.38,282 crores has been transferred  to  various  beneficiaries    under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  Yojana. Around 9.24 crore farmer families have been benefitted under the PM-KISAN Scheme.  The details of the number of farmers benefitted under the Scheme is given in Annexure-I .
- (b): No Sir.  There is no proposal for advance payment of the remaining instalments of PMKISAN for the financial Year 2020-21.
- (c): No Sir.  There is no such proposal.

| State- wise list of the number of beneficiaries under PM-KISAN Yojana during the period   | State- wise list of the number of beneficiaries under PM-KISAN Yojana during the period   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (01-04-2020 to 31-08-2020)                                                                | (01-04-2020 to 31-08-2020)                                                                |
| Name of the State                                                                         | beneficiaries                                                                             |
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                               | 16208                                                                                     |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                            | 4765322                                                                                   |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                         | 89837                                                                                     |
| ASSAM                                                                                     | 923991                                                                                    |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                | 430                                                                                       |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                              | 2501579                                                                                   |
| DELHI                                                                                     | 13284                                                                                     |
| GOA                                                                                       | 8338                                                                                      |
| GUJARAT                                                                                   | 5429339                                                                                   |
| HARYANA                                                                                   | 1691448                                                                                   |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                          | 892963                                                                                    |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                         | 1020086                                                                                   |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                 | 1538058                                                                                   |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                 | 5115079                                                                                   |
| KERALA                                                                                    | 3145316                                                                                   |
| LADAKH                                                                                    | 14128                                                                                     |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                               | 1791                                                                                      |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                            | 7561062                                                                                   |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                               | 9833997                                                                                   |
| MANIPUR                                                                                   | 402978                                                                                    |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                 | 163964                                                                                    |
| MIZORAM                                                                                   | 96949                                                                                     |
| NAGALAND                                                                                  | 191764                                                                                    |
| ODISHA                                                                                    | 2130346                                                                                   |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                | 10514                                                                                     |
| PUNJAB                                                                                    | 1900520                                                                                   |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                 | 5755236                                                                                   |
| SIKKIM                                                                                    | 6035                                                                                      |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                                | 4443355                                                                                   |
| TELANGANA                                                                                 | 3479796                                                                                   |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                                              | 5284                                                                                      |
| TRIPURA                                                                                   | 199843                                                                                    |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                             | 21219718                                                                                  |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                               | 775908                                                                                    |
| TOTAL                                                                                     | 92447085                                                                                  |

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