Lok Sabha Question No. 1471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Beneficiaries under PM-KISAN
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Murasoli S

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1471

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY, 2025

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER PM-KISAN

1471.  SHRI MURASOLI S:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state: (a) the  details  regarding  the  money  sent  to  beneficiaries  under  the  PM-KISAN scheme from 2019, year-wise; (b) whether the government is aware of the fact that more than Rs. 3000 crore has been  sent  to people  with unauthorised usernames  and  thousands  of  ineligible beneficiaries; (c) the actions taken against such unauthorised transactions; and

- (d) the steps taken to recover such ineligible transfers, if any?

## ANSWER

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

(a): 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  farmers  with cultivable land-holding. 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.  Under  the PM-KISAN  Scheme, cultivable  landholding  is  primary  eligibility  criteria  to  receive  benefit  of  the  Scheme subject to some certain exclusions relating to higher income status. A  farmer-centric  digital  infrastructure  has  ensured  the  benefits  of  the  scheme reach  all  the  farmers  across  the  country  without  involvement  of  any  intermediaries. Maintaining absolute transparency in registering and verifying beneficiaries, the

Government of India has disbursed over Rs 3.69 lakh Cr. through 19 installments since inception  of  the  Scheme.  The  instalment-wise  details  of  the  same  is  attached  at Annexure.

(b) to (d): Benefits  of  the  PM-KISAN  scheme  are  transferred  to  the  beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode, based on the verified data received from the States/UTs on the PM-KISAN portal. To ease the registration process for farmers and  bring  in  transparency  and  efficiency  in  implementation  of  the  Scheme,  several technological  interventions  were  introduced,  including  integration  with  PFMS,  UIDAI, and  the  Income  Tax  Department.  Further,  land  seeding  was  made  mandatory  along with  Aadhaar  based  payment  and  e-KYC.  The  benefits  of  the  farmers,  who  did  not complete these mandatory criteria, were stopped. As and when these farmers complete their mandatory requirements, they receive the benefits of the scheme along with their due installments, if any.

States/UTs have been mandated to recover any amount transferred to ineligible farmers marked due to higher income groups such as income tax payees, employees of PSUs, State/Central Govt., Constitutional post holders etc. An amount of Rs. 416 Cr. has been recovered from the ineligible beneficiaries so far across the country.

Annexure

## Instalment-wise details of funds released under PM-KISAN, as on 16.07.2025

|   Sr. No. | Instalment period        | No. of Beneficiaries   | Amount (in Rs. Cr.)   |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Dec., 2018 - March, 2019 | 3,16,21,743            | 6,324.35              |
|         2 | April, 2019 - July, 2019 | 6,00,34,864            | 13,272.01             |
|         3 | August, 2019 - Nov, 2019 | 7,66,01,029            | 17,527.13             |
|         4 | Dec., 2019- March, 2020  | 8,20,91,667            | 17,943.00             |
|         5 | April, 2020- July, 2020  | 9,26,93,999            | 20,989.49             |
|         6 | August, 2020- Nov, 2020  | 9,72,27,546            | 20,476.33             |
|         7 | Dec., 2020- March, 2021  | 9,84,76,200            | 20,475.15             |
|         8 | April, 2021- July, 2021  | 9,99,17,958            | 22,416.19             |
|         9 | August, 2021- Nov, 2021  | 10,34,47,290           | 22,395.79             |
|        10 | Dec., 2021- March, 2022  | 10,41,68,513           | 22,343.55             |
|        11 | April, 2022 - July, 2022 | 10,48,45,164           | 22,618.80             |
|        12 | August, 2022 - Nov, 2022 | 8,57,40,741            | 18,042.08             |
|        13 | Dec, 2022 - March, 2023  | 8,12,38,919            | 17,650.61             |
|        14 | April, 2023 - July, 2023 | 8,56,79,091            | 19,203.93             |
|        15 | August, 2023 - Nov, 2023 | 8,12,16,697            | 19,596.81             |
|        16 | Dec., 2023 - March, 2024 | 9,04,44,694            | 23,092.29             |
|        17 | April, 2024 - July, 2024 | 9,38,01,580            | 21,057.13             |
|        18 | August, 2024 - Nov, 2024 | 9,59,28,628            | 20,666.20             |
|        19 | Dec., 2024 - March, 2025 | 10,06,85,615           | 23,500.83             |

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