Lok Sabha Question No. 4271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: New Targets for Expansion of PM-KISAN
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4271

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## NEW TARGETS FOR EXPANSION OF PM-KISAN

4271. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has set any new targets for expanding the coverage of the PMKISAN scheme in the current financial year; (b) the  details  of  the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  covered  so  far  under  the  scheme, Statewise and the additional number proposed to be brought under the new target; (c) the  total  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilized  under  the  scheme  in  the  last  three years, particularly for Tamil Nadu; (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to include tenant farmers, sharecroppers, and tribal farmers in the scheme's coverage; and (e) whether there is any proposal to increase the annual assistance amount under PM-

- KISAN in light of rising input costs and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## 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  certain  exclusion criteria.

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. Currently there are no new targets for expanding the coverage of the PMKISAN scheme in the current financial year.

- (b): The  20 th instalment  under  PM-KISAN  was  released  on  02.08.2025.  State-wise details  of  beneficiaries  covered  under  20 th instalment  of  PM-KISAN  is  attached  at Annexure.
- (c): There is no State-wise allocation of funds under PM-KISAN. The funds released to the beneficiaries in the last 3 years, along with the State of Tamil Nadu under PM-KISAN, is as follows:
- (d): Currently, there is no such proposal under consideration.
- (e): Currently, there is no such proposal under consideration.

| Instalment Period        | Amount disbursed to farmers across the country (Rs. in Crore)   |   Amount disbursed to farmers of Tamil Nadu (Rs. in Crore) |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| April, 2022 - July, 2022 | 22,618.80                                                       |                                                     707.52 |
| August, 2022 - Nov, 2022 | 18,042.08                                                       |                                                     452.94 |
| Dec, 2022 - March, 2023  | 17,650.61                                                       |                                                     414.31 |
| April, 2023 - July, 2023 | 19,203.93                                                       |                                                     443.91 |
| August, 2023 - Nov, 2023 | 19,596.81                                                       |                                                     491.39 |
| Dec., 2023 - March, 2024 | 23,092.29                                                       |                                                     503.46 |
| April, 2024 - July, 2024 | 21,057.13                                                       |                                                     460.03 |
| August, 2024 - Nov, 2024 | 20,666.20                                                       |                                                     455.94 |
| Dec., 2024 - March, 2025 | 23,500.83                                                       |                                                     501.87 |
| April, 2025 - July, 2025 | 20,843.44                                                       |                                                     463.97 |

## State-wise details of beneficiaries covered under 20 04.08.2025

th instalment of PM-KISAN, as on

| #   |                                              | 20th Instalment      | 20th Instalment          |
|-----|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
| #   | State                                        | No. of Beneficiaries | Amount Disbursed (in Cr) |
| 1   | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                  | 13,159               | 2.83                     |
| 2   | ANDHRA PRADESH                               | 40,06,453            | 816.14                   |
| 3   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            | 88,292               | 19.84                    |
| 4   | ASSAM                                        | 19,33,783            | 400.36                   |
| 5   | BIHAR                                        | 73,65,327            | 1,511.02                 |
| 6   | CHANDIGARH                                   | -                    | -                        |
| 7   | CHHATTISGARH                                 | 25,17,925            | 561.42                   |
| 8   | DELHI                                        | 11,516               | 2.89                     |
| 9   | GOA                                          | 6,296                | 1.32                     |
| 10  | GUJARAT                                      | 51,38,305            | 1,100.87                 |
| 11  | HARYANA                                      | 16,09,832            | 349.77                   |
| 12  | HIMACHAL PRADESH                             | 8,29,996             | 174.94                   |
| 13  | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            | 8,73,673             | 182.71                   |
| 14  | JHARKHAND                                    | 18,89,647            | 468.95                   |
| 15  | KARNATAKA                                    | 43,29,135            | 877.32                   |
| 16  | KERALA                                       | 28,89,822            | 606.65                   |
| 17  | LADAKH                                       | 17,931               | 3.84                     |
| 18  | LAKSHADWEEP                                  | 2,313                | 0.48                     |
| 19  | MADHYA PRADESH                               | 83,01,722            | 1,718.97                 |
| 20  | MAHARASHTRA                                  | 92,05,501            | 1,912.57                 |
| 21  | MANIPUR                                      | 74,094               | 17.87                    |
| 22  | MEGHALAYA                                    | 1,79,617             | 39.29                    |
| 23  | MIZORAM                                      | 1,28,014             | 37.05                    |
| 24  | NAGALAND                                     | 1,88,784             | 47.40                    |
| 25  | ODISHA                                       | 34,65,575            | 724.72                   |
| 26  | PUDUCHERRY                                   | 5,538                | 1.11                     |
| 27  | PUNJAB                                       | 11,34,567            | 387.76                   |
| 28  | RAJASTHAN                                    | 71,79,664            | 1,562.73                 |
| 29  | SIKKIM                                       | 31,328               | 7.65                     |
| 30  | TAMIL NADU                                   | 22,24,726            | 463.97                   |
| 31  | TELANGANA                                    | 30,48,771            | 620.83                   |
| 32  | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 11,808               | 2.49                     |
| 33  | TRIPURA                                      | 2,15,587             | 45.08                    |
| 34  | UTTAR PRADESH                                | 2,29,17,063          | 5,047.58                 |
| 35  | UTTARAKHAND                                  | 8,19,201             | 182.10                   |
| 36  | WEST BENGAL                                  | 44,78,537            | 942.92                   |
|     | Grand Total                                  | 9,71,33,502          | 20,843.44                |

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