Lok Sabha Question No. 4418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Error in Bank Account and Aadhaar Data
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: M V V Satyanarayana, Kotagiri Sridhar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4418

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  MARCH, 2023

## ERROR IN BANK ACCOUNT AND AADHAAR DATA

## 4418.  SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA: SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

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

(a) whether it is true that farmers are not able to avail of the Rs. 6000 per annum benefit under the PM Kisan Yojana in Andhra Pradesh due to errors in bank accounts and Aadhaar data;

(b) if so, the steps taken to avoid beneficiary inclusion-exclusion errors in PM Kisan Yojana;

(c) the time by which the remedial measures to ensure benefits of the scheme are implemented;

(d) whether the Government has implemented any schemes for providing financial and infrastructural  support  to  women  farmers,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor;

(e) whether the Government has any data on number of women beneficiaries under PM-KISAN scheme and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(f) the steps taken to impart training and awareness about various central schemes in agricultural sector?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

( a)  to  (c)  PM  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN)  was  launched  by  Government  in February 2019 to supplement financial needs of land holding farmers of the country. Under the scheme, financial benefit of Rs 6000/- per year, in three equal instalments, is transferred into the bank accounts of farmers. It is one of the largest DBT Scheme of the world.

States/UTs  identify  and  verify  the  beneficiaries  under  the  scheme.  Benefits  are transferred  to  the  beneficiaries  through  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  mode,  based  on verified  data  received  from  the  States/UTs  on  the  PM-KISAN  portal.  To  help  the States/UTs for automated validation of the beneficiaries' data, PM-KISAN portal has been integrated with the portals of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for Aadhaar  authentication;  with  Public  Finance  Management  System  (PFMS)  for validation of account and Government employees/pensioners data; with Income Tax department  for  validation  of  income  tax  payee  status;  and  with  National  Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) for Aadhaar based payments.

Eligible farmers are enroled and deceased/ineligible beneficiaries are removed by way of continuous verification and validation of the beneficiary's data. The States/UTs have been provided with the option to mark beneficiaries as ineligible to eligible and vice versa, after due verification. E-KYC of all the beneficiaries is also done to verify their status. If payment of a farmer is held by the States due to any concern related to their eligibility criteria and later on when farmer addresses the concern, the farmer becomes eligible for receiving their due payments.

- (d) The Schemes  of DA&FW  provide  financial & infrastructural support for development of Agriculture to the farmers of country which includes women farmers also.
- (e)    Period  wise  number  of  Female  Beneficiaries  under  PM-KISAN  is  attached  at Annexure -I
- (f)   The Schemes of DA&FW are designed to include capacity building of farmers as well as field staffs to disseminate the latest technology for increasing the production and productivity of various crops.

## Period-wise No. of Female Beneficiaries under PM-KISAN (as on 09.03.2023)

| S.No   | State/UT Name               | FY 2018-19 1st December to 31st March   | FY 2019-20 1st April to 31st July   | FY 2019-20 1st August to 30th November   | FY 2019-20 1st December to 31st March   | FY 2020-21 1st April to 31st July   | FY 2020-21 1st August to 30th November   | FY 2020-21 1st December to 31st March   | FY 2021-22 1st April to 31st July   | FY 2021-22 1st August to 30th November   | FY 2021-22 1st December to 31st March   | FY 2022-23 1st April to 31st July   | FY 2022-23 1st August to 30th November   | FY 2022-23 1st December to 31st March   |
|--------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | 3,436                                   | 5,032 5,964                         |                                          | 6,064                                   | 5,976                               | 6,131                                    | 6,118                                   | 6,130                               | 5,930                                    | 5,666                                   | 5,566                               | 5,270                                    | 4,775                                   |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 11,91,421                               | 14,27,863                           | 14,37,410                                | 16,62,994                               | 16,58,692                           | 16,08,841                                | 15,55,168                               | 15,22,045                           | 15,07,908                                | 15,12,460                               | 14,92,594                           | 13,99,693                                | 13,56,808                               |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | 914                                     | 3,542                               | 21,624                                   | 32,606                                  | 46,382                              | 46,698                                   | 47,638                                  | 47,634                              | 48,153                                   | 48,279                                  | 49,226                              | 48,173                                   | 31,756                                  |
| 4      | ASSAM                       | 2,66,291                                | 7,50,326                            | 6,13,954                                 | 5,66,211                                | 5,28,217                            | 2,85,130                                 | 3,36,641                                | 3,10,507                            | 1,92,053                                 | 2,11,455                                | 1,23,116                            | 98,288                                   | 1,07,907                                |
| 5      | BIHAR                       | 39,712                                  | 6,86,993                            | 12,68,199                                | 17,75,597                               | 20,72,695                           | 22,75,170                                | 23,33,456                               | 24,22,866                           | 24,90,495                                | 25,50,073                               | 25,84,527                           | 25,49,917                                | 23,05,517                               |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH                  | 4                                       | 35                                  | 51                                       | 46                                      | 47                                  | 47                                       | 45                                      | 45                                  | 44                                       | 46                                      | 45                                  | 1                                        | -                                       |
| 7      | CHHATTISGARH                | 20,053                                  | 1,75,439                            | 2,70,682                                 | 3,26,135                                | 5,06,561                            | 5,71,543                                 | 6,92,014                                | 6,84,500                            | 7,55,434                                 | 6,47,577                                | 6,27,017                            | 3,75,903                                 | 3,49,472                                |
| 8      | DELHI                       | -                                       | -                                   | 1,880                                    | 2,100                                   | 2,229                               | 2,363                                    | 2,365                                   | 2,435                               | 2,699                                    | 2,727                                   | 2,801                               | 2,325                                    | 2,268                                   |
| 9      | GOA                         | 390                                     | 635                                 | 937                                      | 1,008                                   | 1,145                               | 1,240                                    | 1,238                                   | 1,325                               | 1,344                                    | 1,266                                   | 1,222                               | 896                                      | 787                                     |
| 10     | GUJARAT                     | 4,99,595                                | 8,02,162                            | 10,05,134                                | 11,20,360                               | 12,95,689                           | 14,17,644                                | 14,04,263                               | 14,76,332                           | 15,31,184                                | 16,28,317                               | 16,50,743                           | 14,17,373                                | 11,24,019                               |
| 11     | HARYANA                     | 1,47,014                                | 1,95,587                            | 2,21,983                                 | 2,48,508                                | 2,74,966                            | 3,07,147                                 | 3,17,834                                | 2,94,322                            | 3,21,276                                 | 3,26,991                                | 3,19,075                            | 2,01,269                                 | 2,21,830                                |
| 12     | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 74,134                                  | 1,22,016                            | 1,39,213                                 | 1,45,193                                | 1,49,837                            | 1,53,767                                 | 1,54,706                                | 1,55,953                            | 1,67,647                                 | 1,69,389                                | 1,70,317                            | 92,176                                   | 1,04,061                                |
| 13     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           | 40,154                                  | 67,547                              | 83,366                                   | 99,967                                  | 1,07,488                            | 1,19,682                                 | 1,21,998                                | 98,156                              | 98,733                                   | 1,16,292                                | 1,15,629                            | 37,315                                   | 57,358                                  |
| 14     | JHARKHAND                   | 1,44,887                                | 1,39,679                            | 2,39,744                                 | 1,34,404                                | 3,04,458                            | 5,65,728                                 | 5,51,787                                | 3,13,223                            | 3,30,845                                 | 3,43,819                                | 5,27,575                            | 2,95,651                                 | 2,69,456                                |
| 15     | KARNATAKA                   | 3,774                                   | 3,92,704                            | 10,28,410                                | 11,28,014                               | 11,80,525                           | 12,27,905                                | 12,71,149                               | 12,18,437                           | 12,28,799                                | 8,07,522                                | 11,62,038                           | 11,86,738                                | 11,55,547                               |
| 16     | KERALA                      | 3,81,051                                | 8,02,638                            | 11,85,360                                | 12,01,978                               | 13,34,609                           | 14,91,617                                | 15,47,162                               | 14,93,238                           | 15,58,180                                | 15,86,639                               | 15,59,090                           | 8,72,686                                 | 9,23,871                                |
| 17     | LADAKH                      | 1,418                                   | 1,511                               | 2,239                                    | 2,305                                   | 2,288                               | 2,266                                    | 2,540                                   | 2,625                               | 2,619                                    | 2,624                                   | 2,647                               | 2,582                                    | 1,697                                   |
| 18     | LAKSHADWEEP                 | -                                       | -                                   | -                                        | 767                                     | 316                                 | 336                                      | 400                                     | 418                                 | 406                                      | -                                       | -                                   | 409                                      | 362                                     |
| 19     | MADHYA PRADESH              | 1,338                                   | 4,61,934                            | 9,64,901                                 | 11,96,339                               | 15,29,282                           | 16,19,528                                | 16,19,702                               | 16,81,142                           | 17,00,801                                | 17,34,384                               | 16,87,352                           | 16,29,620                                | 13,65,747                               |
| 20     | MAHARASHTRA                 | 3,42,199                                | 7,29,190                            | 11,85,798                                | 15,65,991                               | 18,55,076                           | 21,11,749                                | 21,21,547                               | 17,81,535                           | 20,90,452                                | 21,34,451                               | 20,19,063                           | 17,08,437                                | 14,51,422                               |
| 21     | MANIPUR                     | 12,110                                  | 11,826                              | 42,695                                   | 1,45,187                                | 2,47,395                            | 1,90,686                                 | 1,93,534                                | 1,53,871                            | 1,47,631                                 | 1,49,610                                | 1,96,985                            | 1,97,905                                 | -                                       |
| 22     | MEGHALAYA                   | 4,442                                   | 13,280                              | 34,966                                   | 60,284                                  | 1,03,028                            | 1,12,925                                 | 1,15,822                                | 1,16,258                            | 1,22,433                                 | 1,20,188                                | 22,969                              | 12,917                                   | 3,906                                   |
| 23     | MIZORAM                     | 5,812                                   | 11,894                              | 16,990                                   | 18,808                                  | 52,154                              | 56,230                                   | 63,009                                  | 37,765                              | 39,432                                   | 36,633                                  | 32,350                              | 32,645                                   | 11,142                                  |
| 24     | NAGALAND                    | 13,892                                  | 43,221                              | 82,978                                   | 98,323                                  | 1,01,070                            | 1,04,052                                 | 1,04,498                                | 92,492                              | 1,04,563                                 | 1,05,739                                | 96,698                              | 1,03,703                                 | 61,664                                  |
| 25     | ODISHA                      | 1,28,913                                | 7,20,455                            | 6,41,143                                 | 5,74,808                                | 5,33,792                            | 6,02,836                                 | 6,21,708                                | 7,27,859                            | 7,85,955                                 | 8,02,586                                | 8,10,285                            | 4,94,892                                 | 5,47,384                                |
| 26     | PUDUCHERRY                  | 1,531                                   | 2,034                               | 3,386                                    | 3,601                                   | 3,953                               | 4,133                                    | 4,077                                   | 4,048                               | 4,066                                    | 4,063                                   | 4,052                               | 3,973                                    | -                                       |
|        | PUNJAB                      | 7                                       | 3                                   | 14                                       |                                         |                                     | 707                                      | 780                                     |                                     | 1,097                                    | 1,159                                   | 999                                 | 2                                        | 287                                     |
| 28     | RAJASTHAN                   | 14,130                                  | 13,13,436                           | 16,38,212                                | 16,61,785                               | 19,57,100                           | 21,93,679                                | 23,50,518                               | 24,37,041                           | 24,87,981                                | 25,59,329                               | 25,48,643                           | 17,47,369                                | 16,63,721                               |
| 27 29  | SIKKIM                      | -                                       | 345                                 | 523                                      | 26 310                                  | 217 849                             | 962                                      | 1,283                                   | 1,002 1,613                         | 1,706                                    | 1,722                                   | 1,626                               | 521                                      | 436                                     |
| 30     | TAMIL NADU                  | 5,28,748                                | 7,46,422                            | 8,56,947                                 | 9,25,402                                | 13,11,186                           | 13,72,435                                | 10,30,319                               | 10,38,531                           | 10,16,922                                | 10,04,422                               | 8,32,510                            | 4,92,824                                 | 4,60,831                                |
| 31     | TELANGANA                   | 5,49,624                                | 8,88,858                            | 9,66,068                                 | 9,13,391                                | 9,82,182                            | 10,22,303                                | 10,27,452                               | 10,24,238                           | 10,39,467                                | 10,43,313                               | 10,23,960                           | 9,38,237                                 | 8,54,628                                |

## Annexure-1

| S.No   | State/UT Name                                | FY 2018-19 1st December to 31st March   | FY 2019-20 1st April to 31st July   | FY 2019-20 1st August to 30th November   | FY 2019-20 1st December to 31st March   | FY 2020-21 1st April to 31st July   | FY 2020-21 1st August to 30th November   | FY 2020-21 1st December to 31st March   | FY 2021-22 1st April to 31st July   | FY 2021-22 1st August to 30th November   | FY 2021-22 1st December to 31st March   | FY 2022-23 1st April to 31st July   | FY 2022-23 1st August to 30th November   | FY 2022-23 1st December to 31st March   |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 32     | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 1,339                                   | 2,264                               | 2,882                                    | 2,925                                   | 3,041                               | 1,926                                    | 1,995                                   | 2,041                               | 1,685                                    | 2,531                                   | 2,855                               | 2,875                                    | 2,638                                   |
| 33     | TRIPURA                                      | 27,350                                  | 34,330                              | 36,280                                   | 35,655                                  | 40,359                              | 44,447                                   | 47,332                                  | 42,482                              | 43,323                                   | 44,366                                  | 51,343                              | 50,963                                   | 45,904                                  |
| 34     | UTTAR PRADESH                                | 17,56,165                               | 24,47,296                           | 29,29,679                                | 32,10,817                               | 39,30,897                           | 41,30,327                                | 43,61,837                               | 46,29,634                           | 46,87,823                                | 47,35,438                               | 47,17,706                           | 30,35,941                                | 28,72,878                               |
| 35     | UTTARAKHAND                                  | 64,675                                  | 84,068                              | 1,05,372                                 | 1,15,674                                | 1,30,903                            | 1,44,383                                 | 1,49,165                                | 1,48,088                            | 1,56,101                                 | 1,59,051                                | 1,59,019                            | 1,13,393                                 | 1,20,589                                |
| 36     | WEST BENGAL                                  | -                                       | -                                   | -                                        | -                                       | -                                   | -                                        | -                                       | 3,84,800                            | 6,71,423                                 | 8,60,138                                | 8,76,785                            | 8,17,525                                 | 7,86,687                                |
|        | Grand Total                                  | 62,66,523                               | 1,30,84,565                         | 1,70,34,984                              | 1,89,83,583                             | 2,22,54,604                         | 2,37,96,563                              | 2,41,61,100                             | 2,43,54,631                         | 2,53,46,610                              | 2,54,60,265                             | 2,54,78,428                         | 1,99,70,407                              | 1,82,67,355                             |

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