Lok Sabha Question No. 429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: 15th Instalment of PM-Kisan Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar, S. Jothimani, Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 429

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  DECEMBER, 2023

## 15 th  INSTALMENT OF PM-KISAN SCHEME

429. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is true that the 15th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme has been released recently and if so, the details thereof, and the total amount released to the State of Tamil Nadu and total number of farmers benefited under this scheme as on date;
- (b)    whether  there  was  a  delay  in  the  release  of  the  15th  instalment  of  the  PM-Kisan scheme to the beneficiaries and if so, the details and the reasons for the delay;
- (c)  whether there has been a decline in the annual disbursement of funds to beneficiaries under the said scheme and if so, the details and the reasons for the decline;
- (d)  the number of beneficiaries of PM-Kisan since its inception till 2023; and
- (e)  whether the Government plan to increase the amount of Rs. 6000/- under the PMKisan scheme to benefit the farmers and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण

मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) The PM-KISAN scheme is a central sector scheme launched in February 2019 to supplement the financial needs of land-holding farmers. Under this scheme, the financial

benefit of Rs 6,000/- per year in three equal instalments every four months is transferred into  the  bank  accounts  of  farmers'  families  across  the  country  through  Direct  Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. A farmer-centric digital infrastructure has ensured the benefits of the  scheme  reach  all  the  farmers  across  the  country  without  any  involvement  of  the middlemen. Maintaining absolute transparency in registering and verifying beneficiaries, the Government of India has disbursed over Rs 2.80 lakh Cr to more than 11 Cr farmers. In the Tamil Nadu State, over Rs. 9,945.69 Cr has been transferred to more than 45.83 lakh farmers since inception of the scheme.

- (b) There was no delay in the release of 15th instalment under PM-KISAN. The 15th instalment pertaining to the period August - November 2023, was released on 15/11/2023.
- (c) The annual disbursement of funds to beneficiaries under the PM-KISAN scheme since inception is as under:

| Period                        | Benefits released (in Rs. Cr.)   |
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| FY 2018-19                    | 6,323                            |
| FY 2019-20                    | 48,739                           |
| FY 2020-21                    | 61,931                           |
| FY 2021-22                    | 67,121                           |
| FY 2022-23                    | 58,258                           |
| FY 2023-24 (as on 22/11/2023) | 38,660                           |

There was slight decline in the FY 2022-23. The reason was the introduction of mandatory land  seeding  provision  for  the  farmers  and  seeding  of  Aadhaar  with  their  active  bank account to ensure that the benefits are transferred directly to the intended beneficiaries' accounts smoothly.

- (d) Since inception of the PM-KISAN Scheme, more than 11 crore farmers' families have received benefits of the Scheme.
- (e) There is no such proposal under consideration.

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