Lok Sabha Question No. 221 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: DBT Payments to Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 221

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## DBT PAYMENTS TO FARMERS

## *221. SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes providing subsidies and other benefits available to farmer;
- (b) the instances of suicides by farmers in the country and the steps taken to address this issue;
- (c) the details of the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) payments made to farmers,  including the Kisan Samman Nidhi; and
- (d) the details of the measures taken for welfare of farmers in the State of Telangana?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the house.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 221 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 5 TH  AUGUST, 2025 ON 'DBT PAYMENTS TO FARMERS'

(a) & (d): Government of India is implementing a comprehensive range of Central Sector as well as Centrally Sponsored Schemes and programmes for the welfare of farmers in the country,  including  Telangana.  These  schemes  encompass  entire  spectrum  of  agriculture including credit, insurance, income support, infrastructure, crops including horticulture, seeds, mechanization, marketing, organic and  natural farming, farmer collectives, irrigation, extension,  procurement  of  crops  from  farmers  at  minimum  support  prices  and  digital agriculture. The list of schemes providing subsidies and other benefits to farmers implemented by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) across the country, including Telangana, is attached as Annexure I.

(b): The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  under  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs compiles and disseminates information on suicides in its publication titled 'Accidental Deaths and  Suicides  in India'  (ADSI).  The  report till  2022  is  available  on  NCRB  website (https://ncrb.gov.in).

Agriculture is a State Subject. Ex gratia or relief is provided by State Governments as per State provisions & rules. Government of India supports the States through appropriate policy  measures  and  budgetary  allocation  for  schemes  for  farmer  welfare,  to  increase production,  provide  remunerative  returns  and  income  support.  The  Government  has substantially enhanced the budget allocation of DA&FW from Rs. 21,933.50 crore BE during 2013-14 to Rs. 1,27,290.16 crore BE during 2025-26.

(c): Under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) , more than Rs 3.90 lakh crore has been distributed to eligible farmers through 20 installments, till now. Through 20 th installment, an amount of more than Rs 20.50 thousand crore has been distributed benefiting over  9.70  crore  farmers.  Additionally,  DBT  components  are  inbuilt  in  most  Centrally Sponsored schemes like Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana, Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region, National Mission on Natural Farming etc. & Central Sector schemes like National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission.

## Major schemes implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

1.  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
2.  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
3.  Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
4.  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)/  Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
5.  Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
6.  Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
7.  Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)
8.  National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
9.  Namo Drone Didi
10.  Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises' (AgriSURE)
11.  National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
12.  Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Detailed Project Report (RKVY-DPR)
13.  Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
14.  Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
15.  Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
16.  Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)
17.  Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
18.  Agroforestry
19.  Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)
20.  Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
21.  National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)
22.  Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)
23.  Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
24.  National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm
25.  National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds
26.  Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region
27.  Digital Agriculture Mission
28.  National Bamboo Mission

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