Lok Sabha Question No. 2918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Beneficiaries of Agricultural Schemes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Saumitra Khan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2918

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  MARCH, 2026

## BENEFICIARIES OF AGRICULTURAL SCHEMES

2918. Shri Saumitra Khan:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware that not all districts of West Bengal have beneficiaries of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Maandhan  Yojana  (PMKMY)  under  key  schemes  such  as Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana(PKVY), PM-Kisan Maandhan Yojana and the scheme for promoting Farmer Producer Organization (FPOs); (b)  if  so, the  reasons for uneven coverage across districts and the steps being taken to ensure equitable access and participation of farmers from all districts; (c) the number of farmer clusters formed and the area covered under PKVY in West Bengal, district-wise, especially in Bankura; (d) the number of registered FPOs in West Bengal, district-wise; and (e) the number of farmers enrolled and currently receiving pensions under the PM-KISAN Maandhan Yojana in West Bengal, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The Government of India is implementing various schemes for the welfare and income  support  of  farmers  including  the  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PM-KMY) and the Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO Scheme) across the country including West Bengal. PM-KMY is implemented in all 23 districts. PKVY is a cluster based scheme. Formation and Promotion  of  10,000  FPO  scheme  is  implemented  in  22  districts  as  it  is  rural  based collectivization of farmers.

- (c) : The details of number of clusters formed, area covered and farmers benefitted under PKVY in West Bengal since 2015-16 are given below:

|   No. of Clusters |   Area (in ha) |   Total farmers |
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|              4091 |        78782.2 |          162634 |

District wise data of PKVY is not maintained centrally.

- (d) & (e) : The district-wise details of FPOs registered and farmers enrolled under PMKMY in the State of West Bengal are as under.

|   SNo. | District           |   No. of Farmers Enrolled under PM KMY | No of FPOs registered   |
|--------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|      1 | Medinipur East     |                                   1350 | 28                      |
|      2 | Medinipur West     |                                   1099 | 21                      |
|      3 | 24 Paraganas South |                                    845 | 32                      |
|      4 | Purba Bardhaman    |                                    548 | 25                      |
|      5 | Murshidabad        |                                    536 | 27                      |
|      6 | Hooghly            |                                    483 | 18                      |
|      7 | Maldah             |                                    448 | 19                      |
|      8 | Bankura            |                                    431 | 25                      |
|      9 | Nadia              |                                    428 | 21                      |
|     10 | Coochbehar         |                                    372 | 12                      |
|     11 | 24 Paraganas North |                                    343 | 19                      |
|     12 | Alipurduar         |                                    339 | 6                       |
|     13 | Dinajpur Uttar     |                                    321 | 9                       |
|     14 | Birbhum            |                                    279 | 20                      |
|     15 | Purulia            |                                    157 | 23                      |
|     16 | Jalpaiguri         |                                    148 | 15                      |
|     17 | Howrah             |                                    147 | 12                      |
|     18 | Dinajpur Dakshin   |                                    142 | 11                      |
|     19 | Jhargram           |                                     66 | 12                      |
|     20 | Darjeeling         |                                     54 | 13                      |
|     21 | Paschim Bardhaman  |                                     49 | 9                       |
|     22 | Kalimpong          |                                      9 | 6                       |
|     23 | Kolkata            |                                      5 | -                       |

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