Lok Sabha Question No. 584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Progress of Farmers Welfare Schemes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 584

TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2026

## PROGRESS OF FARMERS WELFARE SCHEMES

## 584. SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

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

(a)  the  total  amount  transferred  directly  to  farmers'  accounts  in  the  Dahod  Lok  Sabha constituency through the PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi scheme;

- (b)  the  number  of  farmers  in  the  Dahod  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  who  have  been  given financial  protection  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (Prime  Minister's  Crop Insurance Scheme) in case of natural calamities; and
- (c)  the  achievements  of  the  new  'Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras'  (Agricultural  Science  Centres) established by the Government in the Dahod Lok Sabha Constituency with the objective of doubling farmers' income?

## ANSWER

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

(a):       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 Cr. through 21 installments since inception of the Scheme. The amount released to the beneficiaries of Districts under Dahod Constituency of Gujarat, since inception of the Scheme, is as follows:

|   Sl No. | District Name   | Amount released (In Rupees Crore)   |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------------------------|
|        1 | Dahod           | 1,238.60                            |
|        2 | Mahisagar       | 660.73                              |

(b): "Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojna  (PMFBY)  was  introduced  in  the  country  from Kharif  2016  season.  PMFBY  provides  for  comprehensive  risk  insurance  against  crop damage from pre-sowing to post-harvest for crops and area notified by the concerned State Government.  The scheme not only safeguards against wide spread yield loss due to nonpreventable natural risks/ & extreme climate calamities such as flood, inundation, etc.  but also  against  farm level  yield  loss  due  to  localized  risks  (including  inundation,  cloud  burst etc)  and  post-harvest  losses  due  to  cyclone,  cyclonic/unseasonal  rain  and  hailstorm and  prevented sowing.  This scheme is voluntary for States as well as farmers. All willing farmers are eligible to enroll under the scheme. However, State of Gujarat is currently not implementing the scheme.

The Department is regularly conducting weekly video conferences of all stakeholders,  one  to  one  meetings  as  well  as  National  Review  Conferences  with  all State/UTs, including non-implementing State/UTs in order to encourage non-implementing States/UTs  adopt  PMFBY.  Recently  the  Hon'ble  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  Minister has written demi-official letters to the Hon'ble Chief Ministers of non-implementing States to encourage their participation in the scheme.

(c): The Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Agricultural Science Centres) Dahod has been established with mandate of technology assessment and demonstration for its application and capacity  development.  The  activities  of  KrishiVigyan  Kendra  (KVKs)  include  on-farm testing  to  identify  the  location  specificity  of  technology  under  various  farming  systems; frontline demonstration  to  establish  the  production  potential  of  improved  agricultural technologies on the farmers' fields; capacity development of farmers for knowledge and skill upgradation;  and  production  of  quality  seeds,  planting  materials  and  other  technology inputs  for  availability  to  the  farmers.  Besides,  a  large  number  of  extension  activities  are taken up by the KVKs to create awareness of modern agricultural technology. The activities of  KVKs  motivate  the  farmers  to  adopt  modern  agricultural  technologies  leading  to increased productivity and income.

During  the  last  five  years,  the  KVK  organized  3,150  demonstrations  on  improved agricultural  technologies.  In  addition,  the  KVK  trained  21,649  farmers/farm  women/rural youth through training programmes and created awareness among 2.62 lakh stakeholders on various technologies related to agriculture and allied sectors through different extension activities.  To  promote  the  adoption  of  improved crop  varieties,  the  KVK produced  504.65 quintals of quality seed of field crops and 2.20 lakh planting materials of horticultural crops.

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