Lok Sabha Question No. 161 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Beneficiaries of PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Midhun Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 161

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE   3 RD  MARCH, 2020

## BENEFICIARIES OF PM KISAN MAAN DHAN YOJANA

- *161.   SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY: SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

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

- (a) the  number  of  beneficiaries  in  the  country  who  have  been  registered  under  the scheme  PM Kisan  Maan  Dhan  Yojana  especially  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  Madhya  Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat;
- (b) the amount allocated for the budgetary provision for the scheme in the financial year 2019-20;
- (c) the time by which the remaining farmers are likely to be benefited under the scheme; and
- (d) whether  the  Village  Level  Entrepreneurs  (VLEs)  of  the  Common  Service  Centres (CSCs) have been provided incentives for ensuring maximum enrolment of farmers under the scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  161   DUE FOR REPLY ON 3 RD  MARCH, 2020.

- (a): 19,81,442 farmers have  been registered under the scheme in the country under PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana as on 27.2.2020. Further, 30,721; 66,964; 2,44,546 and 63,523 farmers have been registered under the scheme in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat respectively.
- (b): The budgetary allocation for implementation of the scheme in financial year 2019-20 was kept at Rs. 900 crores.
- (c): The PM Kisan Maan Dhan scheme is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme in which farmers in the age group of 18-40 years are required to make monthly contribution between Rs. 55 to 200 and the matching contribution is provided to LIC, the fund manager of the  pension  scheme.  The  farmers  are  eligible  to  receive  a  monthly  pension  of  Rs.  3000/after attaining the age of 60 years.

The  State  Governments  and  Common  Service  Centers  (CSCs)  are  taking  steps  to register/enroll the maximum number of farmers by organizing camps since it is a voluntary and contributory scheme.

- (d): Yes, Sir. The farmers can enroll/register under the scheme with CSCs for which an incentive  of  Rs.  30/-  per  enrollment  is  provided  to  them.  Further,  to  enhance  the  pace  of enrollment and encourage the efforts of VLEs, Government had provided financial incentive of Rs. 5/- per enrollment for 100 enrollment and above, and up to 299.  For enrollment of 300 farmers  and  above,  an  incentive  of  Rs.  10/-  per  enrollment  was  provided.  The  above incentive  was  applicable  with  effect  from  14.08.2019  to  12.09.2019  i.e.  up  to  the  formal launching of the scheme.

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