Lok Sabha Question No. 545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Beneficiaries of PM-KISAN
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Naresh Chandra Uttam Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 545

TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2026

## BENEFICIARIES OF PM-KISAN

545.   SHRI NARESH CHANDRA UTTAM PATEL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of farmers benefitted from the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in Fatehpur district during the last three years;
- (b) the number of eligible farmers yet to receive benefits under the said scheme; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  time-bound  action  plan  formulated  to  include  the  said  left  over farmers under the said scheme?

## 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 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 instalment-wise details of farmers benefited in Fatehpur District during the last three financial years is as follows:

O.I.H.

| Instalment No.   | Instalment Period         | No. of Beneficiaries   |   Amount Disbursed (in Rs. Cr.) |
|------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 11 th            | FY 2022-2023 (April-July) | 3,41,189               |                           71.5  |
| 12 th            | FY 2022-2023 (Aug-Nov)    | 2,35,422               |                           48.22 |
| 13 th            | FY 2022-2023 (Dec-March)  | 2,31,236               |                           49.93 |
| 14 th            | FY 2023-2024 (April-July) | 2,47,317               |                           56.66 |
| 15 th            | FY 2023-2024 (Aug-Nov)    | 2,49,150               |                           59.31 |
| 16 th            | FY 2023-2024 (Dec-March)  | 2,79,649               |                           76.97 |
| 17 th            | FY 2024-2025 (April-July) | 2,93,130               |                           66.36 |
| 18 th            | FY 2024-2025 (Aug-Nov)    | 3,07,429               |                           67.78 |
| 19 th            | FY 2024-2025 (Dec-March)  | 3,28,319               |                           78.61 |
| 20th             | FY 2025-2026 (April-July) | 3,21,433               |                           64.29 |
| 21st             | FY 2025-2026 (Aug-Nov)    | 3,07,371               |                           61.47 |

(b) & (c): PM-Kisan is an entitlement based scheme and each eligible farmer is entitled to  receive  the  benefit  of  th  scheme.  Under  the  PM-KISAN  Scheme,  States/UTs  are mandated to identify and verify the eligible beneficiaries under the scheme and upload the data of eligible farmers including land records, linking of Aadhaar with their bank accounts and  e-KYC  for  successful  transfer  of  the  benefits.  The  registration  of  farmers  and  their verification under the Scheme is an ongoing process. The farmers can register themselves through PM-KISAN Portal and Common Service Centers (CSCs). All such applications are approved by the concerned States/UTs after due verification. 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, 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.

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