Lok Sabha Question No. 359 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: PM-KISAN in Karnataka
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Govind Makthappa Karjol

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 359

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2026

## PM- KISAN IN KARNATAKA

*359. SHRI GOVIND MAKTHAPPA KARJOL:

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

- (a) the total number of farmers identified as eligible beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana in Chitradurga district of Karnataka since the inception of the scheme; (b) the number of beneficiaries who have received financial assistance under the scheme in the district, year-wise; (c)  the  total  amount  of  funds  sanctioned  and  disbursed  to  beneficiaries  in  Chitradurga district so far; (d) the number of applications rejected, pending or under verification in the district along with reasons therefor; and (e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure inclusion of all eligible farmers and to
- address grievances related to the scheme in Chitradurga district?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण  मंũी (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.  359  REGARDING  PM-KISAN  IN  KARNATAKA  RAISED  BY  SHRI GOVIND MAKTHAPPA KARJOL, MP DUE FOR REPLY ON 17 TH  MARCH 2026

(a)  & (b): 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  ₹  6,000/-  per  year  is transferred in three equal instalments, into the Aadhaar seeded bank accounts of farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. The number of beneficiaries varies across the instalments as the release of benefits is based on the list of eligible beneficiaries uploaded by the respective State/UT Governments on PM-Kisan portal, at the time of each instalment. During the verification process by State/UT, the field level officials verify the current status of  beneficiary  as per  guidelines  of the  scheme and mark them eligible accordingly. The beneficiaries  who  are  not  found  eligible,  their  names  are  removed  from  the  list  due  to various reasons such as non fulfilment of mandatory requirements (land seeding, eKYC, Aadhaar  seeded  bank  account),  deceased  beneficiary,  change  in  status  of  cultivable landownership, belongs to exclusion criteria as mentioned in scheme guidelines, members of same family receiving benefits, NRIs etc.  Thus, the registration and verification of eligible farmers under the scheme is a continuous and dynamic process and varies from installment to  instalment.  The  year-wise  and  installment  wise  details  of  number  of  beneficiaries  in Chitradurga District who have received financial assistance under the scheme is given as Annexure - I.

(c): The total amount of funds sanctioned and disbursed to beneficiaries in Chitradurga district is ₹ 726.50 Crore, since inception of scheme.

(d): In Chitradurga district, since inception of the scheme 26,405 self registration cases have been rejected by state for reasons including non-availability of land details, improper documentation and change in land ownership after the cut off date of 2019 due to reasons other than inheritance. Further, at present total 10 applications in Chitradurga District are pending at District level for approval.

(e): In order to expand coverage and to ensure that no eligible farmers are left out from the  Scheme,  the  Government  of  India  time  to  time  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, over 25 lakh eligible farmers were added under the PM-KISAN scheme. Additionally, a special drive was conducted in September 2024 to clear the pending self-registration cases, which resulted in the addition of over 30 lakh new farmers.

Further,  to  improve  transparency  and  to  ensure  the    prompt  resolution  of  issues faced  by  the  farmers  under  the  PM-KISAN  scheme,  a  robust  grievance  redressal mechanism has been created, as follows, including for Chitradurga district:-

-  There  is  a  dedicated  grievance  module  on  the  PM-KISAN  Portal  for  raising grievances by the farmers. These grievances are addressed by the State/District level officials in a time bound manner.
-  Apart  from  the  PM-KISAN  grievance  module,  farmers  can  also  register  their grievances through Centralized Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System ( CPGRAMS) Portal.
-  Considering  the  large  beneficiary  base  of  the  scheme,  to  promptly  address  the general  queries  and  grievances  raised  by  the  beneficiaries,  a  voice-based  PMKISAN AI Chatbot (Kisan e-Mitra) was  developed. 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  languages-English,  Hindi,  Odia,  Tamil,  Bengali,  Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, and Marathi.

## Year-wise  and  Installment  wise  number  of  beneficiaries  of  Chitradurga  District, Karnataka who received financial assistance under the PM-Kisan scheme

|   S. No. | Financial Year   | Installment                       | No. of beneficiaries   |
|----------|------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
|        1 | 2018-19          | 1st Instalment (Dec'18 - Mar'19)  | 669                    |
|        2 | 2019-20          | 2nd Instalment (Apr'19 - Jul'19)  | 96,756                 |
|        3 | 2019-20          | 3rd Instalment (Aug'19 - Nov'19)  | 1,60,841               |
|        4 | 2019-20          | 4th Instalment (Dec'19 - Mar'20)  | 1,72,109               |
|        5 | 2020-21          | 5th Instalment (Apr'20 - Jul'20)  | 1,78,983               |
|        6 | 2020-21          | 6th Instalment (Aug'20 - Nov'20)  | 2,30,838               |
|        7 | 2020-21          | 7th Instalment (Dec 20 - Mar 21)  | 2,68,152               |
|        8 | 2021-22          | 8th Instalment (Apr 21 - Jul 21)  | 1,80,333               |
|        9 | 2021-22          | 9th Instalment (Aug 21 - Nov 21)  | 1,82,006               |
|       10 | 2021-22          | 10th Instalment (Dec 21 - Mar 22) | 1,12,438               |
|       11 | 2022-23          | 11th Instalment (Apr 22 - Jul 22) | 1,72,370               |
|       12 | 2022-23          | 12th Instalment (Aug 22 - Nov 22) | 1,69,947               |
|       13 | 2022-23          | 13th Instalment (Dec'22 - Mar'23) | 1,65,251               |
|       14 | 2023-24          | 14th Instalment (Apr'23 - Jul'23) | 1,68,422               |
|       15 | 2023-24          | 15th Instalment (Aug'23 - Nov'23) | 1,47,687               |
|       16 | 2023-24          | 16th Instalment (Dec 23 - Mar 24) | 1,47,961               |
|       17 | 2024-25          | 17th Instalment (Apr 24 - Jul 24) | 1,43,089               |
|       18 | 2024-25          | 18th Instalment (Aug 24- Nov 24)  | 1,44,595               |
|       19 | 2024-25          | 19th Instalment (Dec'24 - Mar'25) | 1,46,163               |
|       20 | 2025-26          | 20th Instalment (Apr'25 - Jul'25) | 1,42,963               |
|       21 | 2025-26          | 21st Instalment (Aug'25- Nov'25)  | 1,38,206               |
|       22 | 2025-26          | 22nd Instalment (Dec'25 - Mar'26) | 1,36,890               |

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