Lok Sabha Question No. 163 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Tharaniventhan M S

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 163

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  MARCH, 2025

## PM-KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI SCHEME

कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी (a)  the  details  and  features  of  the  PM-Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  scheme  along  with  the  total (b) the total amount disbursed to farmers under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme and (c)  the  criteria  being  followed  for  identifying  and  registering  farmers  under  the  PM-KISAN (d)  the  steps  taken  to  raise  awareness  about  the  PM-KISAN  scheme  among  farmers, especially in rural and remote areas of Tamil Nadu, and the challenges faced in reaching out (e) whether any additional measures are being taken to include more farmers or improve the coverage and implementation  of the PM-KISAN scheme  in  Tamil Nadu,  if so, the details

*163. SHRI THARANIVENTHAN M S: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE be pleased to state: number of beneficiaries under the scheme in the Tamil Nadu State; the number of instalments paid to date; scheme; to the target beneficiaries; and thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT  MADE  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  163  REGARDING  PM-KISAN  SAMMAN  NIDHI  SCHEME  RAISED  BY SHRI THARANIVENTHAN M. S., MP DUE FOR REPLY ON 11 TH  MARCH, 2025.

(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 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.

Under the PM-KISAN Scheme, all farmers who own cultivable land-holding are eligible to  avail  the  benefits  of  the  Scheme  subject  to  certain  exclusion  criteria  relating  to  higher income groups. As per operational guidelines of the Scheme, States/UTs are mandated to identify and verify the eligible beneficiaries under the scheme and upload the details of eligible farmers on PM-KISAN Portal. Further, in order to ensure that benefits are released only to eligible  beneficiaries,  land  seeding,  Aadhaar  seeding  with  bank  account  and  e-KYC  were made  mandatory  in  the  scheme.      Before  processing  the  payments,  farmers  details  are verified through the digital public goods available such as Aadhaar, PFMS, and Income Tax etc.

A  farmer-centric  digital  infrastructure  has  ensured  that  the  benefits  of  the  scheme reach  all  eligible  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 3.68 lakh Cr to farmers in 19 installments since inception. Under the 19 th  instalment of the PM-KISAN Scheme, on 24 th  February 2025, an amount of more than Rs. 22,000 Crore was released to more than 9.8 Crore farmers out of which an amount of more than Rs. 490 Crore was released to more than 22.5 lakh beneficiaries of Tamil Nadu under the 19 th  instalment.

(d) & (e): The Government of India often undertakes saturation drives in coordination with the State Governments to ensure that no eligible farmers are left out from the Scheme. A major  nationwide  saturation  drive,  including  Tamil  Nadu,  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  eligible  farmers  were  added  under  the  PM-KISAN  scheme. Additionally, a special drive was conducted from September 2024 to clear the pending selfregistration  cases. Since the beginning of the drive, over 30 lakh pending self-registration cases have been approved by the States/UTs so far. As a result of these campaigns, more than 2.26 lakh new farmers were included under the PM-KISAN Yojana in Tamil Nadu.

The Government of India and State Governments undertake several activities for the publicity  of  PM-KISAN across the nation, including print advertisements in newspapers at regular intervals, outreach through social media, programs on DD Kisan, etc. Furthermore, the Ministry also provides administrative expenses to the States/UTs for the implementation of PM-KISAN, including publicity/awareness drives.

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