Lok Sabha Question No. 358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Discrepancy in PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 358

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  DECEMBER, 2025

## DISCREPANCY IN PM-KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI SCHEME

358. SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE:

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

- (a)  whether the  Government  have taken note  of the  fact that  benefits  under  the  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme have been distributed to ineligible persons in several States;
- (b) if so, the number of such ineligible beneficiaries and the amount disbursed State-wise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to investigate the above discrepancy, and the process adopted to recover the amount from ineligible beneficiaries;
- (d) the details of the amount recovered so far State-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to further strengthen the transparency and verification process in the implementation of this scheme in the future?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (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 landholding. 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.  Under  the  PM-KISAN  Scheme,  cultivable  landholding  is  primary eligibility  criteria  to  receive  benefit  of the  Scheme  subject to certain  exclusions relating to higher economic status.

A farmer-centric digital infrastructure has ensured the benefits of the scheme reach all the farmers across the country without involvement of any intermediaries. Maintaining absolute transparency in registering and verifying beneficiaries, the Government of India has disbursed over ₹ 4.09 lakh Cr. through 21 installments since inception of the Scheme.

The  registration  of  farmers  and  their  verification  under  the  Scheme  is  an  ongoing process. The farmers can register themselves through PM-KISAN Portal, PM-KISAN App, and Common Service Centers (CSCs). All such applications are approved by the concerned States/UTs after due verification. In the cases, where the required documents/details are not provided  by  the  applicant,  the application is  liable  to  be  rejected  by  the  State/UT Governments. Once it is approved by the State/UTs, benefit is processed immediately by the Department and the same is released in the subsequent instalment.  Further, Land seeding, Aadhaar-based payments, and e-KYC have been made mandatory under the scheme. The benefits of the farmers, who did not complete these mandatory criteria, were stopped. As and when these farmers complete their mandatory requirements, they receive the benefits of the scheme. (c) to (e): The Government has undertaken various steps to identify ineligible or duplicate beneficiaries under the PM-KISAN scheme across nation. The benefit under the PM-KISAN scheme is transferred to beneficiaries via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), based on verified data provided by States and UTs through the PM-KISAN portal. To ensure transparency and efficient  implementation,  several  technological  measures  have  been  introduced,  including integration  with  PFMS,  UIDAI,  and  the  Income  Tax  Department.  Further,  Land  seeding, Aadhaar-based payments, and e-KYC have been made mandatory to ensure benefits reach only to the eligible farmers. The PM-KISAN database is also cross-verified with the PDS ration card database, UIDAI records (including deactivated Aadhaar due to death), and PFMS and Income Tax data for deduplication.  Benefits  were  additionally  stopped  in  cases  where  more  than  one  family member appeared to be enrolled, and where both previous and current landowners were found enrolled after land transfer through inheritance following the death of the original owner.

States/UTs have been mandated to recover any amount transferred to ineligible farmers marked  due  to  higher  income  groups  such  as  income  tax  payees,  employees  of  PSUs, State/Central Govt., Constitutional post holders etc. An amount of Rs. 416.75 Cr. has been recovered from the ineligible beneficiaries so far across the country.

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