Lok Sabha Question No. 2814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: PM-KISAN in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Anita Nagarsingh Chouhan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2814

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  MARCH, 2026

## PM-KISAN IN MADHYA PRADESH

## 2814. SMT ANITA NAGARSINGH CHOUHAN

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

- (a) the total number of beneficiary farmers registered under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, in Madhya Pradesh particularly Ratlam, Jhabua and Alirajpur districts, district-wise;
- (b) whether the attention of the Government has been drawn towards the large number of  eligible  farmers'  applications  in  the  above  tribal-dominated  districts  which  are pending due to various technical reasons (such as errors in Aadhaar seeding, e-KYC or land record matching);
- (c) if so, the number of applications currently pending in the said districts separately and in the State;
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to address these technical hurdles; and
- (e) whether the Government is planning to organise special "improvement camps'' for the farmers of these remote areas so that they can continue to get the benefits of the said scheme ?

## ANSWER

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

(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. District-wise  details  of  beneficiaries  in  Madhya  Pradesh,  who  received  the  benefit  of scheme during the release of 21 st  instalment are at Annexure - I.

(b)  to (e): PM-KISAN  is  an  entitlement  based  scheme  with  benefits  reaching  the beneficiaries based on verified data provided by States and UTs through the PM-KISAN portal. 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.

To  ensure  that  the  benefits  are  provided  only  to  the  eligible  beneficiaries,  the following has been made mandatory:-

- (i) Land seeding was made mandatory during the release of the 12 th  instalment of the scheme (August 2022 onwards) to ascertain that the beneficiary is actual landowner of the cultivable land.
- (ii) Aadhaar-based  payment  was  made  mandatory  from  the  13 th   instalment (December 2022 onwards) onwards for timely transfer the benefits directly to the beneficiary's account without any errors and also to ensure that the benefits are paid to the actual beneficiary.
- (iii) e-KYC was made mandatory from the 15 th  instalment (August 2023 onwards) to  ensure  the  authenticity  of  beneficiaries  and  to  confirm  that  the  eligible beneficiary whose Aadhaar has been uploaded is the actual recipient of the scheme benefits.

Though,  primarily  it  is  the  mandate  of  the  States  to  ensure  completion  of  these mandatory  requirements  of  all  eligible  beneficiaries,  Department  of  Agriculture  and Farmers  Welfare  has  taken  several  initiatives  to  ensure  completion  of  mandatory requirements by PM-KISAN beneficiaries:-

-  e-KYC saturation campaigns were conducted with the support of CSCs. Over 5 lakh  Common  Service  Centres  (CSCs)  have  been  onboarded  to  facilitate registrations and meet mandatory requirements, including eKYC.
-  Face Authentication-based e-KYC facility was added to the PM-KISAN mobile app, in June 2023 enabling beneficiaries to complete their e-KYC from home as well  as  perform  e-KYC  for  up  to  100  other  farmers.  This  facility  has  specially helped old age beneficiaries and also the beneficiaries who live in remote areas, to complete their eKYC.
-  Under the scheme, through regular review meetings with States/UTs have also been pursued to ensure completion of mandatory requirements by beneficiaries i.e. land seeding, Aadhaar-linked bank accounts, and eKYC in coordination with CSCs, IPPB and banks.
-  Village  Nodal  Officers  are  appointed  by  the  respective  State/UTs  to  address farmers' issues and around 1.0 Lakhs VNOs covering over 4.0 lakhs villages, have been  designated  at  village  level  to  assist  the  farmers  in  completing  their mandatory formalities. They can verify the land details of farmers and complete eKYC of farmers.
-  A  voice-based  PM-KISAN  AI  Chatbot  (Kisan  e-Mitra)  was  developed  by  the Government.  This  Chatbot  provides  quick,  accurate,  and  clear  responses  to farmers'  queries  round  the  clock  in  their  native  languages,  making  the  system more accessible and userfriendly. It is accessible on all platforms such as web, mobile,  etc.  The  Kisan  eMitra  Chatbot  currently  operates  in  11  languagesEnglish,  Hindi,  Odia,  Tamil,  Bengali,  Malayalam,  Gujarati,  Punjabi,  Kannada, Telugu,  and  Marathi.  This  Chatbot  also  provides  information  to  farmers  for completing their mandatory requirements.

With these efforts, during the release of 21st instalment of PM-KISAN in November 2025, 9.35 Crore beneficiaries, who have completed their mandatory requirements, have received the benefit.

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.

Number of farmers in  the State  of  Madhya  Pradesh  and  in  districts  of  Ratlam, Jhabua and Alirajpur districts, wherein land seeding, Aadhaar seeded bank account and eKYC is still pending is as under:-

| Name of State/Districts   | Number of farmers pending land seeding   | No. of farmers pending eKYC   | Number of farmers pending Aadhaar seeded bank account   |
|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh            | 5,828                                    | 80,845                        | 1,58,484                                                |
| Ratlam                    | 26                                       | 2,533                         | 3,111                                                   |
| Jhabua                    | 125                                      | 895                           | 1,613                                                   |
| Alirajpur                 | 34                                       | 671                           | 1,446                                                   |

As and when these farmers complete their mandatory requirements, their benefits under the Scheme will resume.

## District-wise number of beneficiaries in Madhya Pradesh under PM-KISAN scheme, during the release of 21 st  instalment of scheme (as on 05/03/2026)

|   S. No. | Name of District      | No of Beneficiaries   |
|----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Agar-Malwa            | 93,626                |
|        2 | Alirajpur             | 82,738                |
|        3 | Anuppur               | 81,962                |
|        4 | Ashoknagar            | 1,28,988              |
|        5 | Balaghat              | 3,14,588              |
|        6 | Barwani               | 1,25,144              |
|        7 | Betul                 | 2,34,711              |
|        8 | Bhind                 | 1,85,419              |
|        9 | Bhopal                | 55,134                |
|       10 | Burhanpur             | 46,789                |
|       11 | Chhatarpur            | 2,47,227              |
|       12 | Chhindwara            | 2,11,429              |
|       13 | Damoh                 | 1,73,316              |
|       14 | Datia                 | 1,30,284              |
|       15 | Dewas                 | 1,57,700              |
|       16 | Dhar                  | 2,19,197              |
|       17 | Dindori               | 1,17,590              |
|       18 | Guna                  | 1,67,008              |
|       19 | Gwalior               | 1,12,258              |
|       20 | Harda                 | 59,212                |
|       21 | Indore                | 73,923                |
|       22 | Jabalpur              | 1,41,147              |
|       23 | Jhabua                | 1,24,124              |
|       24 | Katni                 | 1,54,530              |
|       25 | Khandwa (East Nimar)  | 1,40,806              |
|       26 | Khargone (West Nimar) | 1,85,269              |
|       27 | Maihar                | 69,270                |
|       28 | Mandla                | 1,39,697              |

| 29   | Mandsaur     | 2,01,099   |
|------|--------------|------------|
| 30   | MAUGANJ      | 65,856     |
| 31   | Morena       | 2,23,892   |
| 32   | Narmadapuram | 1,30,532   |
| 33   | Narsimhapur  | 1,38,997   |
| 34   | Neemuch      | 99,663     |
| 35   | Niwari       | 60,997     |
| 36   | Pandhurna    | 43,717     |
| 37   | Panna        | 1,51,841   |
| 38   | Raisen       | 1,56,963   |
| 39   | Rajgarh      | 2,34,975   |
| 40   | Ratlam       | 1,59,009   |
| 41   | Rewa         | 1,70,686   |
| 42   | Sagar        | 2,87,941   |
| 43   | Satna        | 1,43,924   |
| 44   | Sehore       | 1,62,548   |
| 45   | Seoni        | 2,37,446   |
| 46   | Shahdol      | 1,11,308   |
| 47   | Shajapur     | 1,38,198   |
| 48   | Sheopur      | 90,840     |
| 49   | Shivpuri     | 2,72,257   |
| 50   | Sidhi        | 1,29,404   |
| 51   | Singrauli    | 1,33,810   |
| 52   | Tikamgarh    | 1,61,346   |
| 53   | Ujjain       | 1,98,280   |
| 54   | Umaria       | 85,053     |
| 55   | Vidisha      | 2,18,083   |
|      | Total        | 81,81,751  |

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