Lok Sabha Question No. 234 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Assessment of PM-KISAN Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi, Rajkumar Chahar

## GOVERNEMNT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 234

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## ASSESSMENT OF PM-KISAN YOJANA

- *234.     SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI: SHRI RAJ KUMAR CHAHAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any test audit or survey has been done to ensure that the benefits of Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN)  Yojana  reaches  the  intended beneficiaries;
- (b)      if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)      the steps being taken by the Government for providing benefits of the Yojana to all farmers in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR) (a) to (c):      A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  TO BE MADE IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 234  RAISED  BY  SHRI  A.  GANESHAMURTHI  AND  SHRI  RAJ  KUMAR  CHAHAR, DUE FOR REPLY ON 14.12.2021.

(a) & (b): The structure  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan    Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN) Yojana  inherently  comprises  of  mechanism  for  exclusion  of  errors  on  the  basis  of continuous verification and validation of data of beneficiaries by various authorities like Aadhaar/PFMS/Income  Tax    to  ensure  that  the  benefit  reaches  to  the  intended beneficiaries  .  Further,  States/UTs  Governments  have  been  mandated  to  mark beneficiaries as ineligible on the ground of income tax payees, pensioner etc. Also, a physical  verification  module  has  been  developed  on  PM-KISAN  Portal.  As  per  the approved norms of PM- KISAN scheme, States/UTs are required to undertake physical verification  of  about  5-10%  of  the  beneficiaries  for  determining  their  eligibility.  In addition, following special measures have been taken up by the Government to ensure that the scheme is properly implemented in order to benefit intended farmers:

- (i) Standard  Operational  Guidelines  have  been  issued  for  recovering money from ineligible beneficiaries.
- (ii) Standard  Operational  Guidelines  for  identification  of  Income  Tax payees have been prepared and circulated to the States.
- (iii) Caution  Advisory  has  been  issued  to  the  States  to  adopt  measures during the registration and verification of farmers under the PM-KISAN Scheme.
- (iv) Standard Operational Guidelines for Physical Verification of PM-KISAN beneficiaries have been circulated to the State Governments.
- (v) States/UTs  have  been  instructed  to  carry  out  Social  audit  of  the beneficiaries in the Gram Sabha meeting.

(c): The  PM-KISAN  Scheme  is  a  continuous  and  ongoing  Scheme.  Under  the Scheme, the responsibility to identify the beneficiaries and uploading their correct and verified data on PM-KISAN portal lies with the respective State/UT Governments.  On the  basis  of  receipt  of  correct  and  verified  data  of  beneficiaries,  and  its  subsequent validation  through  Aadhar/PFMS/Income  Tax  database,  benefits  of  the  Scheme  are transferred directly into the bank accounts of eligible beneficiaries through direct benefit transfer mode. As  on  08.12.2021,  more  than  11.61  crore  beneficiaries  have  been  given  the financial  benefits  of  approximately  Rs.  1.61  lakh  crore  through  various  instalments

Under the Scheme.

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