Lok Sabha Question No. 4219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: PM-KISAN portal
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4219

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## PM-KISAN PORTAL

4219. SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL: PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD: SMT. SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH:

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  a  large  number  of  eligible  farmers  in Maharashtra remain excluded from the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PMKISAN) due to the continued non-activation of new registrations on the portal, despite assurances that registrations would be reopened through online or offline modes;

(b)  if  so,  the  reasons  for  the  delay  in  implementing  this  promised  registration  facility, especially in regions like Pune, Marathwada and Vidarbha;

(c)  whether  the  Ministry,  in  consultation  with  the  Government  of  Maharashtra,  has finalized a timeline for enabling new registrations and if so, the expected rollout date;

(d) whether the Government proposes to provide retrospective benefits or compensation to excluded farmers who missed several installments; and

- (e) whether the Ministry is facilitating offline registration in rural areas to address digital exclusion and ensure equitable access to PM-KISAN benefits?

## 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 certain exclusions 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.

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.

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