Lok Sabha Question No. 1453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Irregularities in Implementation of PM-Kisan Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Gaurav Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1453

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY, 2025

## IRREGULARITIES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-KISAN SCHEME

1453. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

(a) whether the Government is aware of irregularities in the implementation of the PMKisan  scheme  in  Assam,  particularly  involving  Agriculture  Development  Officers (ADOs) and other departmental staff;

(b) the total number of officials identified for involvement in the scam and the nature of the disciplinary or legal action taken against them;

(c) the estimated financial loss caused by these irregularities and whether recovery of misappropriated funds is being pursued;

(d)  whether  any  independent  or  central  investigation  has  been  initiated  to  ensure transparency and accountability; and

(e) the measures the Government is taking to strengthen monitoring, verification, and grievance redressal mechanisms in the PM-Kisan scheme across the country?

## 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 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, cultivable landholding is primary eligibility criteria to  receive  benefit of the Scheme subject to some certain exclusions relating to higher income status.

The Government of India has disbursed over Rs 3.69 lakh Cr to farmers in 19 installments since inception.

As reported by the Government of Assam, certain irregularities and discrepancies  have  been  reported  in  the  implementation  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme in Assam. These irregularities occurred during the initial days of rolling out of the scheme in February, 2019.

Departmental  Proceedings  against  officials  posted  against  98  ADO  Circles were initiated by the State Government of Assam in cognizance with the State level One-man enquiry report's observations & findings. An amount of Rs. 1.54 Cr. has been recovered by the State from the ineligible identified beneficiaries.

To further strengthen monitoring, verification, and grievance redressal mechanisms in the PM-KISAN scheme across the country, several steps have been taken. Benefits of the scheme are now 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. Further, to ease the registration process for farmers and bring  in  transparency  and  efficiency  in  implementation  of  the  Scheme,  several technological interventions were introduced, including integration with PFMS, UIDAI, and the Income Tax Department. Further, land seeding was made mandatory along with Aadhaar based payment and e-KYC. 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.

To ensure the prompt resolution of issues faced by the farmers under the PMKISAN scheme, following grievance redressal mechanisms are in place:

-  CPGRAMS portal
-  PM KISAN portal
-  Physical receipts and emails

To further  enhance  grievance  redressal,  the  AI-based  Kisan  eMitra  Chatbot was launched in September 2023. This Chatbot provides quick, accurate, and clear responses to farmers' queries round the clock in their native languages, making the system more accessible and user-friendly. It is accessible on all platforms such as web,  mobile,  etc.  The  Kisan  eMitra  Chatbot  currently  operates  in  11  languagesEnglish, Hindi, Odia, Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, and Marathi-and has successfully resolved over 95 lakh queries from 53 lakh farmers as on 15.07.2025.

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