Lok Sabha Question No. 3313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Impact of PM-KISAN Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Jadon Chandra Sen, Sanghamitra Maurya, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3313

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  MARCH, 2023

## IMPACT OF PM-KISAN SCHEME

3313.  SHRI VINAYAK RAUT: DR. CHANDRA SEN JADON: DR. SANGHMITRA MAURYA: SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  evaluated  the  impact  of  PM-Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PMKISAN) Scheme which has completed three years after being launched;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the composition of current beneficiaries of the scheme;

(c)  whether  the  scheme  has  been  beneficial  in  supplementing  the  financial  needs  of  the farmers in the country;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(e)  whether the Government is proposing to extend PM-KISAN scheme to non-landholding farmers in the coming years; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d) The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is a Central Sector Scheme being  implemented  since  1st  December,  2018.    The  Scheme  aims  at  providing  financial assistance to cultivable landholding farmers across the country, subject to certain exclusion criteria, to enable them to take care of expenses related to agriculture and allied activities as well as other incidental expenses.  Under the Scheme, an amount of Rs. 6000/- per year is transferred in three 4-monthly installments of Rs.2000/- directly into the bank accounts of the farmers. The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is a flagship scheme of the Government of India and one the world's largest Direct Benefit Transfer schemes.

A farmer-centric digital infrastructure has ensured the benefits of the scheme reach all the  farmers  across  the  country  without  any  involvement  of  the  middlemen.  Maintaining absolute  transparency  in  the  process  of  registration  and  verification  of  beneficiaries,  the Government  of  India  has  so  far  disbursed  over  Rs  2.41  Lakh  Crores  to    over  11  Crore Farmers  in the country.

A study of the Scheme has been conducted by IFPRI, (International Food and Policy Research Institute) in  Uttar Pradesh. According to the study, the funds received by recipients under PM-KISAN are not only helping them with their agricultural needs, but it is also catering to  their  other  expenses  such  as  education,  medical,  marriage,  etc.    Further,  the  funds disbursed  under  the  initiative  have  acted  as  a  catalyst  in  rural  economic  growth,  aided  in alleviating the credit constraints for farmers, and increased investments in agricultural inputs. The scheme has enhanced farmers' risk-taking capacity, leading them to undertake riskier but comparatively productive investments.

(e) & (f) As of now, ownership of a cultivable landholding remains the basic criteria to avail the benefit under the Scheme.

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