Lok Sabha Question No. 2338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Funds Disbursed under PM-RKVY AND KY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Smt. Shambhavi, Shri Rajesh Verma, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2338

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## FUNDS DISBURSED UNDER PM-RKVY AND KY

2338. Shri Rajesh Verma: Smt. Shambhavi: Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske: Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state :

- (a) the total amount disbursed to farmers under the PM Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana  (PMRKVY)  and  Krishonnati  Yojana  (KY)  schemes  and  the  number  of beneficiaries till date;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  ensure  the  timely  and transparent  transfer  of  funds  through  (DBT)  for  PM-RKVY  and  KY  schemes  and the challenges encountered in their implementation;
- (c) the measures taken to address grievances or complaints raised by farmers regarding delays or issues with payments under the PM-RKVY and KY schemes;
- (d) whether the Government has taken steps to ensure timely and transparent transfer  of  funds  to  farmers  through  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  for  schemes such as the PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi and the challenges faced in implementing these mechanisms; and
- (e) the measures taken by the Government to address grievances or complaints raised by farmers concerning delays or issues with payments under the PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी ( SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR)

(a) to (c): The funds are disbursed to the State Governments as Grants-in-Aid on the basis of approved Annual Action Plans (AAP) for the concerned State under PM-Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and Krishonnati Yojana (KY) schemes. The schemes include both project/ infrastructure elements and beneficiary oriented components. For the beneficiary component, the States/ UT Governments transfer the  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  in  cash  or  kind  as  per  the  guidelines  of  the Scheme. Database of the individual beneficiaries is maintained at State level only. Both  the  Schemes  are  implemented  through  the  States/  UT  Governments.  For timely  and  transparent  releases,  guidelines  and  advisories  are  issued  by  this Ministry from time to time.

(d): To ensure timely and transparent transfer of funds to farmers through DBT, several  technological  interventions  have  been  made  under  PM-KISAN,  which includes integration with Public Financial Management System (PFMS), UIDAI and the  Income  Tax Department. Further,  land  seeding  was  made  mandatory alongwith Aadhar based payment and e-KYC. As and when the farmers complete their mandatory requirements, they receive the benefits of the Scheme along with their  due  installments,  if  any.  These  measures  have  addressed  operational challenges. Since inception of the scheme, more than Rs 3.46 lakh crore has been disbursed in 18 installments.

(e): To ensure the prompt resolution of issues faced by the farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme, Government has developed an exclusive grievance mechanism 'Help Desk', a dedicated module for raising grievances by the farmer. This module has been incorporated under the 'farmers' Corner' of the PM-KISAN Portal through which the grievance of the farmer is directly transferred to the Nodal Officer  of  the  concerned  States/UTs.  Further  to  facilitate  the  farmers  to  get resolution  of  their  queries/  issues,  the  AI-based  Kisan  eMitra  Chatbot  was launched which provides quick, accurate, and clear responses to farmers' queries round the clock and currently operates in 11 languages, making the system more accessible and user-friendly. It is accessible on all platforms such as web, mobile, etc. Till date more than 90 lakhs queries of farmers have been answered on the portal. Farmers can also register their grievances through CPGRAMS Portal.

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