Lok Sabha Question No. 2261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Funds to Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2261

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  MARCH, 2022

## FUNDS TO FARMERS

2261. SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  to  deposit  funds  in  farmers'  bank accounts in the last three years; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the number of beneficiary farmers and the funds disbursed in the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b): Government has implemented Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKISAN),  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  since  1 st December,  2018.  The  Scheme  aims  at providing financial assistance to landholding farmer families 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  domestic  needs.    Under  the  Scheme,  an amount of Rs. 6000/- per year is transferred  in  three  equal  installments of  Rs.2000/directly into the bank accounts of the farmers.

The number of beneficiary farmers and the funds disbursed in the last three years under the Scheme, State-wise, as on 9/3/2022 is attached at Annexure I.

## Annexure-I

| State                                    | 2018-2019     | 2018-2019       | 2019-2020     | 2019-2020           |
|------------------------------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------------|
|                                          | Beneficiaries | Amount(in Rs.)  | Beneficiaries | Amount(in Rs.)      |
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS              | 8,702         | 1,74,04,000     | 15,177        | 9,05,08,000         |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                           | 31,89,830     | 6,37,96,60,000  | 49,19,109     | 26,30,32,42,000     |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        | -             | -               | 63,346        | 33,85,42,000        |
| ASSAM                                    | 5,47,117      | 1,09,42,34,000  | 13,68,333     | 8,60,83,72,000      |
| BIHAR                                    | 2,11,667      | 42,33,34,000    | 61,00,843     | 37,12,62,72,000     |
| CHANDIGARH                               | 39            | 78,000          | 398           | 23,68,000           |
| CHHATTISGARH                             | 1,10,586      | 22,11,72,000    | 20,78,177     | 13,50,14,36,000     |
| DELHI                                    | -             | -               | 12,674        | 8,14,96,000         |
| GOA                                      | 2,067         | 41,34,000       | 7,538         | 2,73,24,000         |
| GUJARAT                                  | 26,48,594     | 5,29,71,88,000  | 49,97,206     | 33,94,06,66,000     |
| HARYANA                                  | 9,12,885      | 1,82,57,70,000  | 14,70,027     | 8,45,11,92,000      |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                         | 4,26,664      | 85,33,28,000    | 8,62,876      | 6,49,22,38,000      |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        | 4,31,009      | 86,20,18,000    | 9,48,366      | 5,78,17,94,000      |
| JHARKHAND                                | 4,59,773      | 91,95,46,000    | 13,57,515     | 5,31,49,86,000      |
| KARNATAKA                                | 16,242        | 3,24,84,000     | 49,63,446     | 31,11,24,60,000     |
| KERALA                                   | 9,15,729      | 1,83,14,58,000  | 29,18,785     | 23,94,58,50,000     |
| LADAKH                                   | 7,095         | 1,41,90,000     | 13,489        | 8,37,34,000         |
| LAKSHADWEEP                              | -             | -               | -             | -                   |
| MADHYA PRADESH                           | -             | -               | 60,70,627     | 37,65,30,04,000     |
| MAHARASHTRA                              | 14,67,289     | 2,93,45,78,000  | 86,50,846     | 51,80,68,74,000     |
| MANIPUR                                  | 7,163         | 1,43,26,000     | 2,61,000      | 1,18,36,70,000      |
| MEGHALAYA                                |               |                 | 97,995        | 53,08,96,000        |
| MIZORAM                                  | 21,819        | 4,36,38,000     | 70,759        | 42,97,04,000        |
| NAGALAND                                 | 24,069        | 4,81,38,000     | 1,94,279      | 1,01,80,44,000      |
| ODISHA                                   | 8,40,484      | 1,68,09,68,000  | 36,07,152     | 16,75,70,06,000     |
| PUDUCHERRY                               | 3,951         | 79,02,000       | 9,697         | 7,07,90,000         |
| PUNJAB                                   | 9,01,611      | 1,80,32,22,000  | 16,25,035     | 9,08,94,00,000      |
| RAJASTHAN                                | -             | -               | 53,23,452     | 34,23,42,30,000     |
| SIKKIM                                   | -             | -               | 1,712         | 34,46,000           |
| TAMIL NADU                               | 19,06,161     | 3,81,23,22,000  | 35,99,472     | 21,98,44,98,000     |
| TELANGANA                                | 17,39,085     | 3,47,81,70,000  | 34,33,865     | 22,57,06,24,000     |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND | 1,691         | 33,82,000       | 13,331        | 10,36,60,000        |
| TRIPURA                                  | 1,49,488      | 29,89,76,000    | 1,98,632      | 1,17,06,34,000      |
| UTTAR PRADESH                            | 1,09,43,447   | 21,88,68,94,000 | 2,00,46,283   | 1,07,13,31,02,000   |
| UTTARAKHAND                              | 3,25,256      | 65,05,12,000    | 7,41,441      | 4,34,54,44,000      |
| WEST BENGAL                              | -             | -               | -             | - 5,11,28,75,06,000 |
| TOTAL                                    | 2,82,19,513   | 56,43,90,26,000 | 8,60,42,883   |                     |

| State                                        | 2020-2021     | 2020-2021         | 2021-2022 (upto 10.03.2022)   | 2021-2022 (upto 10.03.2022)   |
|----------------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                                              | Beneficiaries | Amount(in Rs.)    | Beneficiaries                 | Amount(in Rs.)                |
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                  | 14841         | 8,92,94,000       | 15,080                        | 9,27,94,000                   |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                               | 4822281       | 28,21,67,38,000   | 45,68,568                     | 29,10,51,94,000               |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            | 91619         | 51,92,94,000      | 93,218                        | 56,38,56,000                  |
| ASSAM                                        | 1046725       | 3,09,79,16,000    | 12,65,631                     | 9,85,15,50,000                |
| BIHAR                                        | 7643913       | 37,26,12,06,000   | 81,53,431                     | 49,82,37,08,000               |
| CHANDIGARH                                   | 372           | 18,12,000         | 383                           | 15,62,000                     |
| CHHATTISGARH                                 | 2884029       | 13,54,35,40,000   | 31,48,598                     | 18,32,76,24,000               |
| DELHI                                        | 13482         | 6,80,10,000       | 14,806                        | 9,12,98,000                   |
| GOA                                          | 8666          | 5,10,12,000       | 9,407                         | 5,64,66,000                   |
| GUJARAT                                      | 5427714       | 26,79,02,26,000   | 58,41,888                     | 35,80,07,46,000               |
| HARYANA                                      | 1816794       | 11,68,74,60,000   | 18,65,299                     | 11,35,41,42,000               |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                             | 887686        | 3,99,72,64,000    | 9,37,416                      | 5,65,06,40,000                |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            | 1102263       | 6,33,90,12,000    | 11,01,536                     | 6,55,18,40,000                |
| JHARKHAND                                    | 2305099       | 13,93,28,18,000   | 17,46,070                     | 11,00,52,26,000               |
| KARNATAKA                                    | 5173083       | 27,04,36,92,000   | 52,90,999                     | 28,62,58,40,000               |
| KERALA                                       | 3421336       | 16,07,81,28,000   | 35,32,880                     | 21,77,58,78,000               |
| LADAKH                                       | 17289         | 9,55,36,000       | 17,308                        | 10,74,34,000                  |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                  | 1741          | 92,50,000         | 837                           | 28,32,000                     |
| MADHYA PRADESH                               | 7782050       | 40,84,55,70,000   | 83,02,387                     | 50,87,31,06,000               |
| MAHARASHTRA                                  | 10319145      | 60,95,74,40,000   | 1,04,67,697                   | 63,89,68,32,000               |
| MANIPUR                                      | 412438        | 1,95,52,36,000    | 2,89,027                      | 1,71,25,90,000                |
| MEGHALAYA                                    | 180128        | 98,21,02,000      | 1,92,437                      | 1,14,50,58,000                |
| MIZORAM                                      | 146501        | 80,15,70,000      | 1,05,725                      | 64,31,32,000                  |
| NAGALAND                                     | 196689        | 1,11,66,58,000    | 1,98,923                      | 1,21,19,76,000                |
| ODISHA                                       | 2314004       | 14,38,65,74,000   | 32,64,286                     | 26,94,86,06,000               |
| PUDUCHERRY                                   | 10290         | 4,87,20,000       | 10,264                        | 6,09,56,000                   |
| PUNJAB                                       | 1690643       | 10,67,27,62,000   | 17,02,759                     | 10,30,59,86,000               |
| RAJASTHAN                                    | 6426516       | 40,47,89,30,000   | 71,26,533                     | 44,92,37,88,000               |
| SIKKIM                                       | 6024          | 5,72,12,000       | 9,976                         | 6,78,48,000                   |
| TAMIL NADU                                   | 3697080       | 21,77,55,66,000   | 37,07,770                     | 22,38,97,62,000               |
| TELANGANA                                    | 3539420       | 20,19,50,26,000   | 36,28,412                     | 22,66,66,52,000               |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 10512         | 4,82,36,000       | 12,048                        | 6,97,32,000                   |
| TRIPURA                                      | 218236        | 1,24,40,66,000    | 2,18,526                      | 1,32,95,18,000                |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                | 22898581      | 1,42,43,04,02,000 | 2,42,86,856                   | 1,56,10,23,70,000             |
| UTTARAKHAND                                  | 837680        | 5,10,58,14,000    | 8,91,075                      | 5,43,58,60,000                |
| WEST BENGAL                                  | -             | -                 | 46,14,492                     | 26,14,01,84,000               |
| TOTAL                                        | 9,73,64,870   | 5,51,92,40,92,000 | 10,66,32,548                  | 6,64,71,25,86,000             |

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