Lok Sabha Question No. 2811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Ineligible Beneficiaries Receiving Funds Under PM-KISAN
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2811

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH, 2025

## INELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER PM-KISAN

2811.  SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE: SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE: SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH: SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE: SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD: SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

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

(a) whether there have been cases of ineligible beneficiaries receiving funds under the Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN)  scheme  and,  if  so,  the  details thereof along with steps taken to recover the amount; (b) whether the Government has measures to identify and include small and marginal farmers who are not yet registered under the scheme; (c) whether the Government has conducted any study to assess the impact of PMKISAN on the financial  well-being  of  small  and  marginal  farmers  and  whether  the scheme has reduced rural distress and If so, the details and findings thereof; (d) whether the Government has introduced or plans to introduce any technological interventions to improve transparency and efficiency in PM-KISAN fund disbursements, If so, the details thereof; (e) whether the Government acknowledges that the annual 6,000 assistance under PMKISAN is insufficient given the rising cost of agricultural inputs and if so, details thereof; and (f)  whether  the  Government  consider  integrating  PM-KISAN  with  other  welfare schemes for farmers to ensure holistic support including insurance and credit facilities, if so, the details thereof??

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): 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 cultivable 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. Maintaining absolute transparency in registering and verifying beneficiaries, the Government of India has disbursed over Rs 3.68 lakh Cr. through 19 installments since inception. Instalmentwise details is annexed.

Benefits  of  the  scheme  are  transferred  to  the  beneficiaries  through  Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode, based on the verified data received from the States/UTs on  the  PM-KISAN portal.  In  order  to  ensure  that  benefits  are  released  only  to  the eligible beneficiaries, land seeding, Aadhaar based payment and eKYC have been made mandatory. The benefits of the farmers, who did not complete these mandatory criteria,  were  stopped.  As  and  when  these  farmers  complete  their  mandatory requirements,  they  will  receive  the  benefits  of  the  scheme  along  with  their  due installments,  if  any.  Further,  States/UTs  are  mandated  to  recover  any  amount transferred to ineligible farmers marked due to higher income groups such as income tax payees, employees of PSUs, State/Central Govt., Constitutional post holders etc. An amount of Rs. 416 Cr. has been recovered from the ineligible beneficiaries so far across the country.

Several technological interventions have been introduced under PM-KISAN to improve transparency and efficiency in fund disbursement. A dedicated PM-KISAN portal and mobile app were developed, offering services like self-registration, benefit status  tracking,  and  facial  authentication-based  e-KYC  introduced  in  June  2023. Farmers in remote areas can complete e-KYC via face scans, with provisions to assist neighbours. Over 5 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) have been onboarded to facilitate  registrations  and  meet  mandatory  requirements.  Land  seeding,  Aadhaarbased payments, and e-KYC were progressively made mandatory from the 12th to the 15th instalment. Additionally, a robust grievance redressal system was established on the portal, and an AI chatbot, Kisan-eMitra, launched in September 2023, provides instant  query  resolution  in  local  languages  regarding  payments,  registration,  and eligibility.

The  Ministry  often  undertakes  saturation  drives  in  coordination  with  State Governments to ensure that no eligible farmers are left out from the Scheme. The major nationwide saturation drives conducted since 15 th  November 2023 have resulted in the addition of over 1.5 crore new eligible farmers under the scheme.

(e): As per International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) study conducted in 2019, funds disbursed under the PM-KISAN have acted as a catalyst in rural economic growth, aided in alleviating the credit constraints of farmers, and  increased investments in agricultural inputs. Further, the scheme has enhanced farmers' risktaking  capacity,  leading  them  to  undertake  riskier  but  comparatively  productive investments. The funds received by recipients under PM-KISAN are not only helping them  with  their  agricultural  needs,  but  it  is  also  catering  to  their  other  incidental expenses such as education, medical, marriage, etc. These are the indicators of the positive impact of the scheme on the farmers of the country. PM KISAN has truly been a game changer for the farming community of our country.

(f): The  Government  is  continuously  working  towards  ensuring  comprehensive support for farmers by integrating various welfare schemes. PM-Kisan provides direct income support to eligible farmers, and efforts have been made to create synergies with other schemes such as Kisan Credit Card (KCC) for easy access to credit.

## Installment-wise details of beneficiaries and amount released under PM-Kisan Scheme

|   Instalment No. | Instalment period             | Number of beneficiaries   | Disbursed amount (In Cr.)   |
|------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                1 | December, 2018 - March, 2019  | 3,16,21,382               | 6,324.28                    |
|                2 | April, 2019 - July, 2019      | 6,00,34,808               | 13,272.00                   |
|                3 | August, 2019 - November, 2019 | 7,65,99,962               | 17,526.92                   |
|                4 | December, 2019 - March, 2020  | 8,20,91,433               | 17,942.95                   |
|                5 | April, 2020 - July, 2020      | 9,26,93,902               | 20,989.46                   |
|                6 | August, 2020 - November, 2020 | 9,72,27,173               | 20,476.24                   |
|                7 | December, 2020 - March, 2021  | 9,84,75,226               | 20,474.95                   |
|                8 | April, 2021 - July, 2021      | 9,99,15,224               | 22,415.06                   |
|                9 | August, 2021- November, 2021  | 10,34,45,600              | 22,395.43                   |
|               10 | December, 2021- March, 2022   | 10,41,67,787              | 22,343.30                   |
|               11 | April, 2022 - July, 2022      | 10,48,43,465              | 22,617.98                   |
|               12 | August, 2022 - November, 2022 | 8,57,37,576               | 18,041.35                   |
|               13 | December, 2022 - March, 2023  | 8,12,37,172               | 17,650.07                   |
|               14 | April, 2023 - July, 2023      | 8,56,78,805               | 19,203.74                   |
|               15 | August, 2023 - November, 2023 | 8,12,16,535               | 19,596.74                   |
|               16 | December, 2023 - March, 2024  | 9,04,30,715               | 23,088.88                   |
|               17 | April, 2024 - July, 2024      | 9,38,01,342               | 21,056.75                   |
|               18 | August, 2024 - November, 2024 | 9,59,26,746               | 20,665.51                   |
|               19 | December, 2024 - March, 2025  | 9,88,42,900               | 22,270.45                   |

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