Lok Sabha Question No. 2588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Portal
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Smt. Supriya Sule, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2588

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## PM KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI PORTAL

2588. PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD: SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH: SMT. SUPRIYA SULE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  new  registrations  of  eligible  farmers  in Maharashtra are still pending on the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi portal, despite assurances made  by  Government  regarding  the  opening  of  both  online  and  offline  registration avenues;

(b) if so, the details of the reasons for the continued delay in initiating the registration process for these eligible farmers;

(c)  the  time  by  which  the  Government,  in  coordination  with  the  State  Government, proposes to open the registration process and address the pendency;

(d)  whether the  Government has considered any interim measures to compensate or support  farmers, particularly  those  in  Pune  and  Vidarbha  regions,  who  have  suffered financial hardship due to their exclusion from the scheme, if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  the  steps  taken  to  ensure  that  all  eligible  farmers  are  included  in  a  timely  and transparent manner under the PM-KISAN scheme going forward?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (e): 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 3.90 lakh Cr. through 20 installments since inception of the Scheme.

The registration of farmers in the Scheme is an ongoing process and is open to farmers of all States/UTs including Maharashtra. The farmers can register themselves through PM-KISAN Portal, PM-KISAN App, and Common Service Centers (CSCs). 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.

Further, in order to ensure that no eligible farmers are left out from the Scheme, the Government of India often undertakes saturation drives in coordination with the State Governments. A major nationwide saturation drive was undertaken from 15th November 2023 under the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY), during which, more than 1.0 Cr. farmers were included under PM-KISAN. Further, under the new Government's 100 days initiative, around 25 lakh more eligible farmers were added under the PM-KISAN scheme. Additionally, a special drive was conducted from September 2024 to clear the pending self-registration  cases.  Since  the  beginning  of  the  drive,  over  30  lakh  pending  selfregistration cases have been approved by the States/UTs by 30.11.2024.

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