Lok Sabha Question No. 343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Details of Farmers applied for  PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 343

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## DETAILS OF FARMERS APPLIED FOR PM-KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI SCHEME

## 343. DR. BYREDDY SHABARI:

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

(a) the total number of farmers who applied for the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme during the last five years (2019-2024), State and district-wise, particularly for Andhra Pradesh;

(b) the number of applications approved and rejected during the same period along with the reasons for rejection;

(c) the total number of cases processed under the "transfer of land on succession" clause and the average time taken for their approval in the past five years, State and district-wise particularly for Andhra Pradesh; and

(d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  revise  the  eligibility  criteria  or  address grievances of farmers who applied post-2019 and have not received benefits and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (d):  The PM-KISAN scheme is a central sector scheme launched in February 2019 by the Hon'ble Prime Minister to supplement the financial needs of land-holding farmers. Under the scheme, a financial benefit of Rs 6,000/- per year is transferred in three equal instalments, into the Aadhaar seeded bank accounts of farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.

As per guidelines of the PM-Kisan Scheme, the farmers who have cultivable land before or as on 01/02/2019 as per land records of concerned States/UTs are eligible for getting benefit of the Scheme subject to some exclusion criteria. However, this cut-off date is not applicable when transfer of ownership of cultivable land takes place on account of succession due to death.

As  per  operational  guidelines  of  the  Scheme,  States/UTs  are  mandated  to identify and verify the eligible beneficiaries under the scheme and upload the details of  eligible  farmers  on  PM-Kisan  Portal.  A  farmer-centric  digital  infrastructure  has ensured the benefits of the scheme reach all the farmers across the country without involvement  of  any  intermediaries.  To  ensure  that  the  benefits  of  the  scheme  are transferred only to the intended farmers, the details of the farmers are verified through the digital public goods available such as Aadhaar, PFMS, Income Tax etc. Further, to  improve  the  transparency  in  the  benefit  disbursement  process,    land  seeding, Aadhaar seeding with bank account and e-KYC were made mandatory in the scheme.

Maintaining absolute transparency in registering and verifying beneficiaries, the Government of India has disbursed over Rs 3.46 lakh Cr. in 18 installments since inception.  During  the  release  of  18th  Installment  of  PM-Kisan  Scheme,  in  Andhra Pradesh  over  Rs.  836.36  Cr.  have  been  transferred  to  more  than  41.22  lakh beneficiaries.

The registration of farmers in the Scheme is an ongoing process. Farmers can self-register  themselves  online  through  PM-Kisan  Portal.  All  such  applications  are approved by the concerned States/UTs after due verification. In the cases, where the required documents/details are not provided by the applicant, the application is liable to be rejected by the State/UT Governments. Once it is approved by the State/UTs, benefit is processed immediately by the Department and the same is released in the subsequent instalment.

PM-KISAN Scheme has a robust grievance redressal mechanism. There is a dedicated grievance module on the PM-KISAN Portal for raising grievances by the farmers. Apart from the PM-KISAN grievance module, farmers can also register their grievances  through  Centralized  Public  Grievance  Redress  And  Monitoring  System ( CPGRAMS)  Portal.  These  grievances  are  addressed  by  the  State/District  level officials in a time bound manner. In order to resolve the queries and grievance of the farmers, the Ministry has also developed a voice-based PM-Kisan AI Chatbot (Kisan e-Mitra). This Chatbot provide quick, accurate and clear responses to farmers' queries round  the  clock  in  their  native  language,  making  the  system  accessible  and  user friendly.

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