Lok Sabha Question No. 1371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Financial Assistance to Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ram Shiromani Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1371

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS

## 1371. SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA:

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

(a) whether the Government is considering to implement any scheme to provide financial assistance/loan  waiver/pension  to  farmers  to  increase  their  income  and  make  them socioeconomically empowered and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government is aware that there is a need to make a special plan to prevent debt-ridden farmers from committing suicide and to make them socio-economically strong and if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):  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.

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 3.46 lakh Cr. in 18 installments since inception.

The Government is also implementing 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PMKMY)', a central sector scheme, is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme for the entry age group of 18 to 40 years with a provision of Rs. 3000/- monthly pension on attaining the age of 60 years, subject to exclusion criteria. The Scheme aims to create a social security net for the farmers in their old age.

All Small and Marginal landholder farmers who owns cultivable land upto 2 hectare as  per  land  records  of  the  concerned  State/UT'  are  eligible  to  be  enrolled  under  the PMKMY. As on 27.01.2024, a total of  24,76,137 small and marginal farmers have been registered under the Scheme.

O.I.H.

(c):  Agriculture is a State subject and Government of India supports the efforts of States through  appropriate  policy  measures,  budgetary  allocation  and  various  schemes/ programmes. The various schemes/ programmes of the Government of India are meant for  the  welfare  of  farmers  by  increasing  production,  remunerative  returns  and  income support to farmers. The Government has substantially enhanced the budget allocation of Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare(DA&FW)  from  Rs.  21933.50  crore  BE during 2013-14 to Rs. 1,22,528.77 crore BE during 2024-25. Major schemes/ programmes initiated by DA&FW to enhance overall income of farmers and remunerative returns in the agriculture sector are as under:

1. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
2. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
3. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/ Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
4. Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
5. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
6. Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)
7. National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
8. Namo Drone Didi
9. National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
10. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
11. Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises' (AgriSURE)
12. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
13. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
14. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
15. Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)
16. Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
17. Agroforestry
18. Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)
19. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
20. Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)
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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