Lok Sabha Question No. 1236 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1236

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  JULY, 2021

## TARGET OF PM-KMY

1236. SHRI A. RAJA:

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

- (a) the details of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana (PMKPY);
- (b) the  number  of  beneficiaries  who  have  joined  PMKPY  in  the  country  so  far, State-wise including Tamilnadu;
- (c) the number of States implementing this scheme and the details thereof; and
- (d) the efforts made to make the farmers aware of this scheme at large?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY), a Pension Scheme for Small and Marginal Farmers (SMF) was launched by the Government in the month of September, 2019 to provide old age protection and social security.

PM-KMY  is  a  voluntary  and  contributory  pension  scheme  in  which  eligible  SMF falling in the age group of 18-40 years are required to make a monthly contribution between Rs. 55-200 and matching contribution are shared by Government of India to the pension fund manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India. From the accruals, a monthly pension of Rs. 3000 per month would be provided as and when the farmers attained age of 60 years.

- (b) & (c): The  scheme  is  implemented  all  across  the  country.  The  details  of state-wise number of farmers enrolled (including in Tamil Nadu) under PM-KMY as on 23.07.2021 is enclosed  at Annexure I.
- (d): The Common Service Centre (CSC, e-governance services India Ltd.) under MeiTY, Government of India which is responsible to enroll the eligible farmers has taken campaign from time to time to aware the desirous farmers. Besides, the State Nodal officer for  implementation  of  PM-Kisan /  PM-KMY have been   assisted the CSC in the awareness campaign.

## Annexure-I

## The State-wise number of farmers enrolled (including in Tamil Nadu) under PM-KMY as on 23.07.2021

| State                       | Registration   |
|-----------------------------|----------------|
| Haryana                     | 429424         |
| Bihar                       | 319492         |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 252061         |
| Jharkhand                   | 250077         |
| Chhattisgarh                | 204159         |
| Odisha                      | 150601         |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 111896         |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 109717         |
| Maharashtra                 | 78310          |
| Gujarat                     | 65436          |
| Karnataka                   | 38238          |
| Rajasthan                   | 36747          |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 31854          |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 14323          |
| Punjab                      | 12685          |
| Telangana                   | 9043           |
| Assam                       | 8299           |
| West Bengal                 | 4361           |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 3308           |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 2130           |
| Uttarakhand                 | 1975           |
| Kerala                      | 1249           |
| Nagaland                    | 1071           |
| Tripura                     | 698            |
| Meghalaya                   | 591            |
| Chandigarh                  | 529            |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 524            |
| Manipur                     | 383            |
| Mizoram                     | 272            |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 161            |
| Delhi                       | 151            |
| Goa                         | 146            |
| Puducherry                  | 130            |
| Daman and Diu               | 120            |
| Lakshadweep                 | 72             |
| Sikkim                      | 27             |
| Total                       | 21,40,260      |

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