Lok Sabha Question No. 1273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Beneficiaries of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Manish Jaiswal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1273

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  JULY, 2024

## BENEFICIARIES OF PM KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI

1273. SHRI MANISH JAISWAL:

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

- (a) the number of farmers covered so far under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM Kisan Yojana) in the districts of Jharkhand especially in Hazaribagh district;
- (b) whether some eligible farmers remain deprived from availing benefits under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in Hazaribagh district and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the efforts made to cover the said farmers under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana at the earliest?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): 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 this scheme, the financial benefit of Rs 6,000/- per year in three equal installments  every  four  months  is  transferred  into  the  bank  accounts  of  farmers' families  across  the  country  through  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  mode.  The  PMKISAN scheme is one of the largest DBT Schemes of the World.

A farmer-centric digital infrastructure has ensured the benefits of the scheme reach all the farmers across the country without any involvement of the intermediaries. Maintaining  absolute  transparency  in  registering  and  verifying  beneficiaries,  the Government of India has so far disbursed over Rs. 3.24 lakh Cr to more than 11 Cr farmers  in  17  instalments.  In  respect  of  State  of  Jharkhand,  District-wise  details including Hazaribagh District of PM-Kisan beneficiaries since inception of scheme, is attached at Annexure. As  per  operational  guidelines  of  the  Scheme,  it  is  responsibility  of  the States/UTs to identify and verify the eligible beneficiaries under the scheme. Benefits are transferred to the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer mode, on the basis

of verified data received from the States/UTs on the PM-KISAN portal.

The Ministry often undertakes saturation drives in coordination with the State Governments to ensure that no eligible farmers are left out from the Scheme. The recent nationwide saturation drive was undertaken from 15   November 2023, under the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY), to saturate the scheme with all eligible farmers. More than 1.0 cr farmers were covered during the VBSY campaign across the country.

Further, Village Level Nodal officers were designated to onboard all the eligible farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme from villages assigned to them and to complete the  mandatory  requirements  of the  farmers to  receive  the  benefits  of  the  scheme. Further services of the PM-KISAN scheme have also been made available over 5.0 lakh Common Services Centers across the country to enable the farmers to avail the services at their doorstep and complete their mandatory requirement if any to receive the uninterrupted benefits of the PM-KISAN Scheme.

The validation checks of land seeding, Aadhaar linking with bank accounts, eKYC and payment to the eligible beneficiaries are ongoing processes. As and when the farmers complete the mandatory requirements, they receive their all accrued benefits.

## Annexure

## District-wise details of beneficiaries benefited under PM-KISAN in Jharkhand since inception of scheme

| S. No.   | District Name       | Beneficiaries   | Amount Released (in Rs. Crore)   |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.       | Bokaro              | 63,706          | 134.37                           |
| 2.       | Chatra              | 1,99,394        | 416.16                           |
| 3.       | Deoghar             | 2,91,516        | 674.98                           |
| 4.       | Dhanbad             | 85,192          | 198.41                           |
| 5.       | Dumka               | 1,36,026        | 319.00                           |
| 6.       | East Singhbum       | 1,14,553        | 297.98                           |
| 7.       | Garhwa              | 2,96,522        | 591.48                           |
| 8.       | Giridih             | 1,54,635        | 350.46                           |
| 9.       | Godda               | 1,27,049        | 234.21                           |
| 10.      | Gumla               | 1,00,155        | 223.65                           |
| 11.      | Hazaribagh          | 2,15,552        | 448.71                           |
| 12.      | Jamtara             | 1,04,215        | 268.87                           |
| 13.      | Khunti              | 56,265          | 126.83                           |
| 14.      | Koderma             | 48,017          | 121.39                           |
| 15.      | Latehar             | 88,338          | 191.14                           |
| 16.      | Lohardaga           | 47,727          | 112.59                           |
| 17.      | Pakur               | 1,00,201        | 234.01                           |
| 18.      | Palamu              | 2,26,117        | 505.44                           |
| 19.      | Ramgarh             | 54,266          | 121.26                           |
| 20.      | Ranchi              | 1,74,610        | 376.60                           |
| 21.      | Sahebganj           | 63,302          | 141.35                           |
| 22.      | Saraikela Kharsawan | 75,775          | 177.67                           |
| 23.      | Simdega             | 31,492          | 79.41                            |
| 24.      | West Singhbhum      | 1,08,899        | 273.74                           |
|          | Total               | 29,63,524       | 6,619.70                         |

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