Lok Sabha Question No. 347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: PM-Kisan in Telangana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 347

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  DECEMBER, 2025

## PM-KISAN IN TELANGANA

## 347. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

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

- (a)  the  total  number  of  farmers  in  Telangana  who  have  been  registered  and  are receiving  benefits  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN) scheme as of October 2025 district-wise;
- (b)  the  total  cumulative  amount,  in  Rs.  crore,  that  has  been  directly  disbursed  to these beneficiaries in Telangana since the inception of the scheme, along with details of any pending or excluded beneficiary cases;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  verification  or  review  drive  in Telangana  to  identify  ineligible  or  duplicate  beneficiaries  under  the  PM-KISAN scheme and if so, the details and outcome thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure 100% coverage of all eligible small and marginal farmers in Telangana under the scheme and to address delays or technical issues in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) payments?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (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 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. 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 Crore through 21 instalments since inception of the Scheme across the country, of which ₹ 14,236.18 Crore has been released to farmers of Telangana.

Recently, the 21 st   instalment  of  PM-KISAN was released  on 19 th  November, 2025,  under  which  the  benefits  of  the  Scheme  amounting  to  ₹  599.31  crore  were released  to  more  than  29.96  lakh  beneficiaries  of  the  State  of  Telangana.    The district-wise details of the beneficiaries benefited in Telangana and amount released to them in 21 st  instalment as on date is attached at Annexure.

(c):  The Government has undertaken various steps to identify ineligible or duplicate beneficiaries  under  the  PM-KISAN  scheme  across  nation  including  in  Telangana. 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.

(d): In  order  to ensure that no eligible farmers are left out from the Scheme, the Government of India often undertakes saturation drives in coordination with the State Governments  including  in  Telangana.  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,  around  25  lakh  more  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.

Annexure District-wise details  of beneficiaries of Telangana benefited in 21 st  instalment of PM-KISAN

|   # | District Name            | No. of Beneficiaries   |   Amount Transferred (in Cr) |
|-----|--------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
|   1 | Adilabad                 | 81,421                 |                        16.28 |
|   2 | Bhadradri Kothagudem     | 86,114                 |                        17.22 |
|   3 | Hanumakonda              | 70,220                 |                        14.04 |
|   4 | Jagitial                 | 1,07,329               |                        21.47 |
|   5 | Jangoan                  | 79,834                 |                        15.97 |
|   6 | Jayashankar Bhupalapally | 45,275                 |                         9.06 |
|   7 | Jogulamba Gadwal         | 74,025                 |                        14.81 |
|   8 | Kamareddy                | 1,26,698               |                        25.34 |
|   9 | Karimnagar               | 88,053                 |                        17.61 |
|  10 | Khammam                  | 1,55,856               |                        31.17 |
|  11 | Kumuram Bheem Asifabad   | 59,580                 |                        11.92 |
|  12 | Mahabubabad              | 93,009                 |                        18.6  |
|  13 | Mahabubnagar             | 93,590                 |                        18.72 |
|  14 | Mancherial               | 63,383                 |                        12.68 |
|  15 | Medak                    | 1,09,447               |                        21.89 |
|  16 | Medchal Malkajgiri       | 10,378                 |                         2.08 |
|  17 | Mulugu                   | 27,968                 |                         5.59 |
|  18 | Nagarkurnool             | 1,38,180               |                        27.64 |
|  19 | Nalgonda                 | 2,03,707               |                        40.74 |
|  20 | Narayanpet               | 72,668                 |                        14.53 |
|  21 | Nirmal                   | 81,590                 |                        16.32 |
|  22 | Nizamabad                | 1,21,621               |                        24.32 |
|  23 | Peddapalli               | 70,332                 |                        14.07 |

| 24    | Rajanna Sircilla    | 62,266    |   12.45 |
|-------|---------------------|-----------|---------|
| 25    | Ranga Reddy         | 1,30,957  |   26.19 |
| 26    | Sangareddy          | 1,33,312  |   26.66 |
| 27    | Siddipet            | 1,23,582  |   24.72 |
| 28    | Suryapet            | 1,26,201  |   25.24 |
| 29    | Vikarabad           | 1,09,962  |   21.99 |
| 30    | Wanaparthy          | 71,956    |   14.39 |
| 31    | Warangal            | 78,723    |   15.74 |
| 32    | Yadadri Bhuvanagiri | 99,295    |   19.86 |
| Grand | Total               | 29,96,532 |  599.31 |

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