Lok Sabha Question No. 4957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Digital Identities to Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Azad Kirti Jha

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4957

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  APRIL, 2025

## DIGITAL IDENTITIES TO FARMERS

4957. Shri Azad Kirti Jha:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of the Government's initiative to create digital identities for 11 crore farmers, including the number of farmers covered so far;
- (b) the details of  funds  allocated  and  released  under  the  Special  Central Assistance  (SCA)  for  the  creation  of  the  Farmers'  Registry  during  the  last  three financial years;
- (c) whether the Government has sought an extension of SCA support for FY 202526 and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  number  of  districts  where  the  Digital  Crop  Survey  (DCS)  has  been implemented so far  and  the  plans  for  expansion  in  the  upcoming  Kharif  and  Rabi seasons; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the  timely  completion  of  this initiative by 2027?

## ANSWER

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

(a) To  (e):  The  Government  has  approved  the  Digital  Agriculture  Mission  in September 2024 with a total outlay of Rs. 2817 Crores. The Mission envisages the creation  of  a  Digital  Public  Infrastructure  (DPI)  for  Agriculture,  such  as  AgriStack, Krishi Decision Support System and a comprehensive Soil Fertility & Profile Map to enable a robust digital agriculture ecosystem in the country. This, in turn, would drive innovative farmer-centric digital solutions and make reliable crop-related information available  to  all  farmers  on  time.  The  AgriStack  DPI  consists  of  three  foundational registries or databases associated with the agriculture sector, i.e., Geo-Referenced Village  Maps,  Crop  Sown  Registry  and  the  Farmers  Registry,  all  created  and maintained by the State Governments/ Union Territories.

The Government has targeted to generate Farmer IDs of 11 crore Farmers in the country by  2026-27  and to  conduct Digital  Crop Survey in  all the  States/UTs  from Kharif 2025. As of 28.03.2025, a total of 4,85,57,246 Farmer IDs have been generated. Further, Digital Crop Survey has been conducted in 436 Districts in Kharif 2024 and 461 Districts covering more than 23.90 crore plots have been surveyed in Rabi 202425.

Further, the Government is providing technical and financial support to all the States/ UTs for the timely implementation of the Mission:

- I. Software for Farmer ID and Digital Crop Survey.
- II. Providing training to the State officials.
- III. Support for hiring human resources for creating a Project Monitoring Unit.
- IV. Providing Cloud Infrastructure for implementing the project.
- V. The Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance, has announced a Scheme for Special Central Assistance (SCA) to States for Capital Investment 2024-25 with a total allocation of Rupees 5000 Crores. As of 28.03.2025, an amount of  ₹  1076  Crore  has  been  released  to  six  States  of  Uttar  Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh.
- VI. Further,  the  Government  has  advised  the  States  to  adopt  a  Camp-mode approach, under which financial assistance of Rs. 15,000 per camp has been provisioned to the States to encourage States to organize field-level camps and mobilise local administration.
- VII. To accelerate the creation and verification of Farmers' Registry, Rs. 10/- per Farmer ID has been provisioned from the administrative fund of the PM KISAN Scheme.  This  amount  will  be  utilized  to  provide  honorarium  to  the  field functionaries involved in the creation of the Farmers' Registry.

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