Lok Sabha Question No. 411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Kisan Samman Pension
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Kaushalendra Kumar, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNEMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 411

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 th  NOVEMBER ,2021

## KISAN SAMMAN PENSION

411. SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV: SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI DIPSINGH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare कृ षएवंकसानकयाणमंी be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  farmers  are  categorized  on  the  basis  of  their  land  holding  as marginal, small, medium and big by the Government, if so number of farmers in each category, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government has formulated any pension scheme to improve quality of life of farmers especially small & marginal farmers (SMF), if so, the salient features of pension scheme for SMF;

(c) the  number  of  farmers  identified/enrolled  for  the  said  pension  scheme  district wise in Gujarat;

(d) whether the Kisan Samman Pension Yojana is applicable to all categories of the farmers;

(e) whether the Government schemes for the welfare of the farmers are different for the above categories farmers or all the schemes implemented are uniformly applicable to all farmers, if so, the details thereof;

- (f) whether the Government is considering provision of Kisan Samman Pension to all eligible farmers who have been left out of Pradhan Mantri Kisan SammanNidhi (PMKISAN) Yojana after a fresh survey; and
- (g) if  so,  the  time  by  which  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  pension  to  such farmers; and if not, the reasons therefor?

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षएवंकसानकयाणमंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a): Yes, Sir. The State-wise details of number of small, marginal, medium and big landholders  categorized  on  the  basis  of  size  of  landholding  has  been  placed  at Annexure-I.

(b): Pradhan Mantri Kisan MaanDhanYojna (PM-KMY), a Central Sector Scheme is being  implemented  in  order  to  provide  social  security  net  for  the  Small  and  Marginal Farmers (SMF) by way of pension.  Under this scheme, a minimum fixed pension of Rs. 3,000/-  will  be  provided  to  the  eligible  small  and  marginal  farmers,  subject  to  certain exclusion  clauses,  on  attaining  the  age  of  60  years.    The  Scheme  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.  The  beneficiary would be required to contribute Rs 100/ - per month at median entry age of 29 years. The  Central  Government  shall  also  contribute  to  the  Pension  Fund  in  equal  amount. Contribution  shall  be  made  to  a  Pension  Fund  managed  by  the  Life  Insurance Corporation which will be responsible for pension pay out.

Under  the  scheme,  farmers  can  also  opt  to  allow  his  /  her  contribution  to  the Scheme to be made from the benefits drawn from the Pradhan MantriKIsanSAmmanNidhi  (PM-KISAN)  Scheme  directly.    The  eligible  farmers  may, therefore,  enroll  in  the  pension  scheme  through  the  State  Nodal  Agencies  under  the PM-KISAN Scheme or through the Common Service Centres (CSCs) under Meity. Exit from the scheme will 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.  There  is  an  online grievance redressal system for complete transparency.

(c) The  district-wise  details  of  farmers  enrolled  under  the  Scheme  in  the  State  of Gujarat is given at Annexure-II.

(d) Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan MaandhanYojana (PM-KMY), only the small and marginal farmers having cultivable landholding upto 2 hectares and in the age group of 18-40 years, subject to certain exlusion criteria related with the higher income status, are eligible to get enrolled.

(e): The eligibility criteria of the Government schemes for the welfare of the farmers varies from one Scheme to another and every Schemes are implemented as per their approved Operational Guidelines.

(f)& (g): The basic eligibility criteria for Pradhan Mantri Kisan SammanNidhi (PMKISAN) and Pradhan Mantri Kisan MaandhanYojana (PM-KMY) is different. Under PMKISAN Scheme, landholding, irrespective of its size, is the basic eligibility criteria to get the benefit of the Scheme, while under PM-KMY only the small and marginal farmers in the age group between 18-40 years, having the cultivable landholding upto 2 hectares are eligible to get enrolled, subject to certain exclusion criteria related with higher income status.

As on 25.11.2021, more than 11.60 crore beneficiaries have been given the financial benefits of the Scheme.

Annexure-I

## State-wise estimated number of operational holdings as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (Number in '000)

| Sl.   |                        | Number of Operational Holdings   | Number of Operational Holdings   | Number of Operational Holdings   | Number of Operational Holdings   | Number of Operational Holdings   | Number of Operational Holdings   |
|-------|------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| No.   | States/UTs             | Marginal (below 1.00 ha.)        | Small (1.00 - 1.99 ha.)          | Semi- medium (2.00 - 3.99 ha.)   | Medium (4.00 - 9.99 ha.)         | Large (10.00 ha. &above)         | All Size Group                   |
| 1     | 2                      | 3                                | 4                                | 5                                | 6                                | 7                                | 8                                |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh         | 5904                             | 1646                             | 770                              | 189                              | 15                               | 8524                             |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh      | 27                               | 24                               | 29                               | 26                               | 7                                | 113                              |
| 3     | Assam                  | 1868                             | 495                              | 295                              | 79                               | 4                                | 2742                             |
| 4     | Bihar                  | 14971                            | 944                              | 414                              | 81                               | 3                                | 16413                            |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh           | 2434                             | 879                              | 493                              | 181                              | 23                               | 4011                             |
| 6     | Goa                    | 59                               | 8                                | 4                                | 2                                | 1                                | 75                               |
| 7     | Gujarat                | 2019                             | 1616                             | 1150                             | 496                              | 40                               | 5321                             |
| 8     | Haryana                | 802                              | 314                              | 278                              | 192                              | 41                               | 1628                             |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh       | 712                              | 173                              | 82                               | 26                               | 3                                | 997                              |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir         | 1187                             | 160                              | 58                               | 11                               | 1                                | 1417                             |
| 11    | Jharkhand              | 1962                             | 419                              | 277                              | 126                              | 20                               | 2803                             |
| 12    | Karnataka              | 4767                             | 2214                             | 1193                             | 451                              | 56                               | 8681                             |
| 13    | Kerala                 | 7333                             | 181                              | 56                               | 11                               | 2                                | 7583                             |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh         | 4835                             | 2725                             | 1674                             | 707                              | 63                               | 10003                            |
| 15    | Maharashtra            | 7816                             | 4339                             | 2327                             | 734                              | 70                               | 15285                            |
| 16    | Manipur                | 77                               | 49                               | 22                               | 3                                | Neg                              | 150                              |
| 17    | Meghalaya              | 123                              | 60                               | 40                               | 9                                | Neg.                             | 232                              |
| 18    | Mizoram                | 45                               | 27                               | 14                               | 3                                | Neg.                             | 90                               |
| 19    | Nagaland               | 8                                | 30                               | 63                               | 74                               | 21                               | 197                              |
| 20    | Odisha                 | 3637                             | 887                              | 287                              | 51                               | 4                                | 4866                             |
| 21    | Punjab                 | 154                              | 207                              | 368                              | 305                              | 58                               | 1093                             |
| 22    | Rajasthan              | 3071                             | 1677                             | 1416                             | 1131                             | 359                              | 7655                             |
| 23    | Sikkim                 | 44                               | 13                               | 11                               | 4                                | Neg.                             | 72                               |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu             | 6224                             | 1119                             | 452                              | 128                              | 15                               | 7938                             |
| 25    | Telangana              | 3840                             | 1409                             | 564                              | 126                              | 9                                | 5948                             |
| 26    | Tripura                | 504                              | 48                               | 19                               | 2                                | Neg.                             | 573                              |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh          | 19100                            | 3008                             | 1314                             | 377                              | 23                               | 23822                            |
| 28    | Uttarakhand            | 659                              | 149                              | 58                               | 14                               | 1                                | 881                              |
| 29    | West Bengal            | 5998                             | 971                              | 256                              | 18                               | 1                                | 7243                             |
| 30    | A &NIslands            | 5                                | 3                                | 3                                | 1                                | Neg.                             | 12                               |
| 31    | Chandigarh             | Neg.                             | Neg.                             | Neg.                             | Neg.                             | Neg.                             | 1                                |
| 32    | D &NHaveli             | 9                                | 4                                | 2                                | 1                                | Neg.                             | 15                               |
| 33    | Daman &Diu             | 7                                | Neg.                             | Neg.                             | Neg.                             | Neg.                             | 8                                |
| 34    |                        |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |
|       | Delhi                  | 11                               | 5                                | 3                                | 1                                | Neg.                             | 21                               |
| 35 36 | Lakshadweep Puducherry | 10 28                            | Neg. 3                           | Neg. 2                           | Neg. Neg.                        | Neg. Neg.                        | 10 34                            |

Note -  Neg. is Number of Operational holdings <500

## Annexure-II

The district-wise details of farmers registered under PM-KMY Scheme as on 25.11.2021

| Name of Districts   | Number of farmers registered   |
|---------------------|--------------------------------|
| AHMADABAD           | 1363                           |
| AMRELI              | 1152                           |
| ANAND               | 3352                           |
| ARVALLI             | 2307                           |
| BANAS KANTHA        | 2928                           |
| BHARUCH             | 2404                           |
| BHAVNAGAR           | 2445                           |
| BOTAD               | 266                            |
| CHHOTAUDEPUR        | 4217                           |
| DANG                | 312                            |
| DEVBHUMI DWARKA     | 583                            |
| DOHAD               | 10163                          |
| GANDHINAGAR         | 1629                           |
| GIR SOMNATH         | 782                            |
| JAMNAGAR            | 2860                           |
| JUNAGADH            | 590                            |
| KACHCHH             | 2116                           |
| KHEDA               | 1669                           |
| MAHESANA            | 696                            |
| Mahisagar           | 1517                           |
| MORBI               | 144                            |
| NARMADA             | 863                            |
| NAVSARI             | 1905                           |
| PANCH MAHALS        | 3272                           |
| PATAN               | 1702                           |
| PORBANDAR           | 250                            |
| RAJKOT              | 601                            |
| SABAR KANTHA        | 4357                           |
| SURAT               | 4281                           |
| SURENDRANAGAR       | 624                            |
| TAPI                | 828                            |
| VADODARA            | 987                            |
| VALSAD              | 1492                           |
| Grand Total         | 64,657                         |

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