Lok Sabha Question No. 542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Shrirang Appa Barne, Jagdambika Pal

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 542

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH   JUNE, 2019

## PRADHAN MANTRI  KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI YOJANA

542.   DR.  PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

DR.  SHRIKANT  EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI  KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

SHRI SRIRANGA APPA BARNE:

SHRI  JAGDAMBIKA  PAL:

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

- (a) whether    the    Union    Government  has  introduced  a  number  of  schemes  under  the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana to guarantee minimum income for farmers, if so, the salient features of these schemes  along  with  the  criteria  for beneficiaries  including  funds allocated/ utilized  thereunder,  State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the    details    of    the    objectives    of  Pradhan    Mantri    Kisan    Samman    Nidhi  Scheme along with the objective parameters set for the said scheme;
- (c) whether any State-wise objectives have been set under the scheme and if so, the details thereof along with the detailed objectives set for the State of Karnataka;
- (d) the total number of beneficiaries under  the  scheme  so  far,  State/UT-wise including Siddharth Nagar District;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has decided to extend the PM-KISAN scheme to  all  14.5 crore  farmers  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (f) whether the Government has also introduced pension scheme for five crore farmers and if so, the details thereof;
- (g) the time by which these schemes are likely to be implemented in all States; and
- (h) whether    the    Government    has    created  infrastructure/launched  any  portal  to  bring transparency in the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme and if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) to (e): The  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN)  Scheme  is  a  single Scheme   aimed   at  providing  income   support   to all landholding farmers' families across the Contd…2/-

country, subject to certain exclusions relating to higher income strata. The Scheme provides a payment of  Rs.6000/-  per  year,  in  three  4-monthly  installments  of  Rs.2000/-,  to  the  farmers' families. The objective of the Scheme is to enable the farmers to take care of expenses related to  agriculture and  allied  activities  to  ensure  proper  crop  health  and  appropriate  yields commensurate with anticipated farm income as well as domestic needs, so as to protect them from  falling  in  the  clutches  of  moneylenders  for  meeting  such  expenses  and  ensure  their continuance  in  the  farming  activities.  There  are  no  State-wise  objective  of  the  Scheme.  The ambit of the Scheme has now been extended to cover all landholding farmers in the country, whose number is projected to be about 14.5 crore. A Statement showing State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries successfully registered on PM-Kisan Portal and who have received the financial benefits under the Scheme till date is enclosed at Annexure. In Siddharth Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh, 1 st installment to 130667 and 2 nd installment to 127236 beneficiaries have been paid so far.

- (f): Yes, Sir. The Government has approved a pension scheme for all Small and Marginal Farmers (SMF) in the country, subject to certain exclusion clauses, with a view to provide them social  security  net  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  scheme  provides  for  payment  of  a minimum fixed pension of Rs.3,000/- per month to the eligible farmers 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 (LIC). The farmers have the option to allow his/her voluntary  contribution  to  the  Scheme  from  the  benefit  drawn  by  him/her  on  account  of  PMKISAN Scheme directly. The Central Government's share is 50% of the monthly contribution. For example, the beneficiary is required to contribute Rs 100/ - per month in the pension fund at median entry age of 29 years, with matching contribution of Rs.100 by the Central Government. On death of the subscriber, the spouse / heir may continue to subscribe to the Scheme. On death of the pensioner farmers, his / her spouse is entitled to receive 50% of the pension as family pension, provided he/she is not already an SMF beneficiary of the Scheme.
- (g): PM-Kisan  is  a  continuous  and  ongoing  Scheme,  in  which  the  financial  benefits  is transferred to the bank accounts of the identified beneficiaries as and when their correct and verified data is uploaded by the concerned States / UTs on PM-Kisan web-portal. The data of beneficiaries  uploaded  by  them  have  to  undergo  a  multi-level  verification  and  validation  by various concerned agencies, including the banks, and only then the amount is released into the bank  accounts  of  the  beneficiaries.  The  Government  has  also  already  taken  an  in-principle decision of implementing the farmers' pension scheme througout the country.
- (h): An  exclusive  single  web-portal,  namely,  www.pmkisan.gov.in  has  been  created  for uploading of beneficiaries' data for PM-Kisan Scheme by all State / UT Governments. There are no State/UT-wise portal.

## ANNEXURE STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  (a) To (e)  OF LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 542 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 25.06.2019

| States                      | First installment Payment (No. of beneficiaries)   | First installment Payment (Amount) (In Rupees)   | Second installment Payment (No. of beneficiaries)   | Second installment Payment (Amount) (In Rupees)   |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 10,004                                             | 20,008,000                                       |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 3,443,116                                          | 6,886,232,000                                    | 3,126,852                                           | 6,253,704,000                                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 0                                                  | 0                                                |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Assam                       | 1,119,983                                          | 2,239,966,000                                    | 1,029,438                                           | 2,058,876,000                                     |
| Bihar                       | 231,873                                            | 463,746,000                                      | 219,136                                             | 438,272,000                                       |
| Chandigarh                  | 13                                                 | 26,000                                           |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Chhattisgarh                | 111,898                                            | 223,796,000                                      | 109,434                                             | 218,868,000                                       |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 5,322                                              | 10,644,000                                       |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Daman and Diu               | 2,119                                              | 4,238,000                                        |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Delhi                       | 0                                                  | 0                                                |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Goa                         | 2,385                                              | 4,770,000                                        | 2,336                                               | 4,672,000                                         |
| Gujarat                     | 2,832,336                                          | 5,664,672,000                                    | 2,821,569                                           | 5,643,138,000                                     |
| Haryana                     | 942,052                                            | 1,884,104,000                                    | 935,929                                             | 1,871,858,000                                     |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 474,763                                            | 949,526,000                                      | 438,256                                             | 876,512,000                                       |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 497,204                                            | 994,408,000                                      | 459,593                                             | 919,186,000                                       |
| Jharkhand                   | 470,307                                            | 940,614,000                                      |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Karnataka                   | 320,721                                            | 641,442,000                                      | 231,847                                             | 463,694,000                                       |
| Kerala                      | 935,786                                            | 1,871,572,000                                    | 931,661                                             | 1,863,322,000                                     |
| Lakshdweep                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 9,304                                              | 18,608,000                                       |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Maharashtra                 | 2,129,137                                          | 4,258,274,000                                    | 1,418,119                                           | 2,836,238,000                                     |
| Manipur                     | 7,276                                              | 14,552,000                                       |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Meghalaya                   | 76                                                 | 152,000                                          |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Mizoram                     | 24,410                                             | 48,820,000                                       | 11,931                                              | 23,862,000                                        |
| Nagaland                    | 33,554                                             | 67,108,000                                       | 30,459                                              | 60,918,000                                        |
| Odisha                      | 962,115                                            | 1,924,230,000                                    | 799,293                                             | 1,598,586,000                                     |
| Puducherry                  | 4,200                                              | 8,400,000                                        |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Punjab                      | 1,275,440                                          | 2,550,880,000                                    | 1,144,648                                           | 2,289,296,000                                     |
| Rajasthan                   | 1,493,023                                          | 2,986,046,000                                    |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Sikkim                      |                                                    | 0                                                |                                                     | 0                                                 |
| Tamilnadu                   | 2,148,504                                          | 4,297,008,000                                    | 2,063,192                                           | 4,126,384,000                                     |
| Telangana                   | 2,110,887                                          | 4,221,774,000                                    | 1,858,210                                           | 3,716,420,000                                     |
| Tripura                     | 151,095                                            | 302,190,000                                      | 151,064                                             | 302,128,000                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 11,169,349                                         | 22,338,698,000                                   | 10,848,667                                          | 21,697,334,000                                    |
| Uttarakhand                 | 396,646                                            | 793,292,000                                      | 327,434                                             | 654,868,000                                       |
| West Bengal                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                | 0                                                   | 0                                                 |
| Total                       | 33,314,898                                         | 66,629,796,000                                   | 28,959,068                                          | 57,918,136,000                                    |

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