Lok Sabha Question No. 1334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Social Security for Farmers under PMKMY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Hema Malini

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1334

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  DECEMBER, 2024

## SOCIAL SECURITY FOR FARMERS UNDER PMKMY

## 1334. SMT. HEMA MALINI:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Maandhan  Yojana  (PMKMY)  is  being implemented with the objective to provide social security to the small and marginal farmers in the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  farmers  benefited  in  various  districts  of  Uttar  Pradesh including Mathura under the said scheme; and

(c) whether any proposal have been received regarding the amendment in the said scheme/yojana?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):  'Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Maan  Dhan  Yojana  (PMKMY)',  a  central  sector scheme, is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme for the entry age group of 18 to 40 years with a provision of minimum monthly assured pension of Rs. 3000/- on attaining the age of 60 years, subject to exclusion criteria. The Scheme aims to create a  social  security  net  for  the  small  and  marginal  farmers  during  their  old  age.  The amount  of  the  monthly  contribution  ranges  between  Rs.55  to  Rs.200  per  month depending upon the age of entry of the farmers into the Scheme. Govt. of India also provides matching contribution in the pension account of the farmers.

District-wise  details  of  farmers  registered  under  PMKMY  in  Uttar  Pradesh, including in Mathura is attached at Annexure.

- (c): Presently,  there  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  for  amendment  of  the Scheme.

## District-wise details of farmers registered under PMKMY in Uttar Pradesh

|   S. No. | District            | Farmers Registered   |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Agra                | 5,051                |
|        2 | Aligarh             | 9,691                |
|        3 | Ambedkar Nagar      | 624                  |
|        4 | Amethi              | 1,925                |
|        5 | Amroha              | 1,152                |
|        6 | Auraiya             | 1,321                |
|        7 | Ayodhya             | 2,355                |
|        8 | Azamgarh            | 1,982                |
|        9 | Baghpat             | 741                  |
|       10 | Bahraich            | 2,517                |
|       11 | Ballia              | 1,768                |
|       12 | Balrampur           | 3,034                |
|       13 | Banda               | 2,474                |
|       14 | Barabanki           | 2,441                |
|       15 | Bareilly            | 2,410                |
|       16 | Basti               | 1,154                |
|       17 | Bhadohi             | 3,142                |
|       18 | Bijnor              | 4,380                |
|       19 | Budaun              | 533                  |
|       20 | Bulandshahr         | 6,193                |
|       21 | Chandauli           | 1,419                |
|       22 | Chitrakoot          | 2,253                |
|       23 | Deoria              | 851                  |
|       24 | Etah                | 3,631                |
|       25 | Etawah              | 1,941                |
|       26 | Farrukhabad         | 2,849                |
|       27 | Fatehpur            | 1,771                |
|       28 | Firozabad           | 1,285                |
|       29 | Gautam Buddha Nagar | 419                  |
|       30 | Ghaziabad           | 520                  |
|       31 | Ghazipur            | 3,684                |
|       32 | Gonda               | 2,827                |
|       33 | Gorakhpur           | 2,391                |
|       34 | Hamirpur            | 3,309                |
|       35 | Hapur               | 1,361                |
|       36 | Hardoi              | 12,023               |
|       37 | Hathras             | 9,940                |
|       38 | Jalaun              | 1,221                |
|       39 | Jaunpur             | 2,408                |
|       40 | Jhansi              | 10,375               |
|       41 | Kannauj             | 5,230                |
|       42 | Kanpur Dehat        | 4,816                |
|       43 | Kanpur Nagar        | 2,779                |
|       44 | Kasganj             | 16,405               |
|       45 | Kaushambi           | 1,573                |
|       46 | Kheri               | 2,776                |
|       47 | Kushi Nagar         | 2,810                |

| 48   | Lalitpur          | 6,443    |
|------|-------------------|----------|
| 49   | Lucknow           | 3,011    |
| 50   | Maharajganj       | 1,914    |
| 51   | Mahoba            | 2,912    |
| 52   | Mainpuri          | 4,908    |
| 53   | Mathura           | 983      |
| 54   | Mau               | 1,361    |
| 55   | Meerut            | 2,261    |
| 56   | Mirzapur          | 1,782    |
| 57   | Moradabad         | 2,806    |
| 58   | Muzaffarnagar     | 2,092    |
| 59   | Pilibhit          | 1,643    |
| 60   | Pratapgarh        | 2,708    |
| 61   | Prayagraj         | 10,353   |
| 62   | Rae Bareli        | 1,231    |
| 63   | Rampur            | 557      |
| 64   | Saharanpur        | 1,893    |
| 65   | Sambhal           | 1,756    |
| 66   | Sant Kabeer Nagar | 2,833    |
| 67   | Shahjahanpur      | 1,370    |
| 68   | Shamli            | 1,188    |
| 69   | Shravasti         | 1,939    |
| 70   | Siddharth Nagar   | 4,844    |
| 71   | Sitapur           | 18,708   |
| 72   | Sonbhadra         | 1,696    |
| 73   | Sultanpur         | 1,785    |
| 74   | Unnao             | 6,123    |
| 75   | Varanasi          | 3,125    |
|      | Total             | 2,51,980 |

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