Lok Sabha Question No. 4106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Discrepancies in PM-KISAN
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Anto Antony

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4106

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  MARCH, 2026

## DISCREPANCIES IN PM-KISAN

## 4106. SHRI ANTO ANTONY

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी

be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware of large-scale fraudulent activities done under PM-KISAN  and  allied  schemes  across  the  country  including  Rajasthan,  if  so,  the details thereof; (b) the total number of suspected and confirmed fraudulent beneficiaries identified under PM-Kisan in the last five years, State-wise; (c) the total amount of funds misappropriated under PM-Kisan during the last five years and the amount recover so far, State-wise and (d) whether any officials associated with PM-Kisan at State, district or block level

- have been found involved, if so, the details of action taken?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (d) The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme launched in February, 2019 with the objective of supplementing the financial  needs  of  landholding  farmer  families  by  providing  financial  assistance  of ₹6,000 per year in three equal instalments through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to

Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts.

Under  the  scheme,  identification  and  verification  of  eligible  beneficiaries  is carried out by the respective States/UTs based on land records and other prescribed eligibility  criteria,  while  the  Government  of  India  releases  funds  through  the  DBT mechanism.  Since  inception  of  the  scheme,  more  than  ₹4.27  lakh  crore  has  been transferred  directly  to  farmers  through  22  instalments,  ensuring  transparency  and eliminating intermediaries.

To further strengthen the integrity of the scheme and to ensure that benefits reach only eligible farmers, the Government has implemented several technological and  administrative  safeguards.  These  include  mandatory  Aadhaar  seeding,  e-KYC authentication, integration with Public Financial Management System (PFMS), crossverification  with  UIDAI  databases,  Income  Tax  records,  and  deduplication  through multiple databases including PDS data. Continuous validation of beneficiary data is also undertaken to identify ineligible or deceased beneficiaries.

In  the  State  of  Rajasthan,  an  incident  involving  cyber  fraud  affecting  certain Government  of  India  and  State  Government  schemes,  including  PM-KISAN,  was reported. Upon receipt of information from the State authorities, payments under PMKISAN were immediately stopped for the list of suspected beneficiaries shared by the State administration. The state Government took immediate action via initiating 7 FIRs against the malefactors. Two government officials were found directly involved in the fraudulent activities in Jhalawar, a charge sheet has been filed against them. In Alwar District, where fraudulent registrations were created, proceedings have been initiated against the then Naib Tehsildar of Thanagazi(Alwar).

In cases involving fraudulent activities, recoveries have also been reported by States. As per information received from the States, recoveries reported include ₹190 crore in Tamil Nadu, ₹1.4 crore in Karnataka and ₹1.77 Crore in Rajasthan.

Following  the  reported  fraudulent  incident  of  Rajasthan  relating  to  alleged diversion  of  funds  under  this  scheme,  the  PM-KISAN  Security  Module  has  been revamped  to  prevent  misuse  and  to  ensure  access  only  to  authorized  personnel. Biometric authentication has been integrated into the login process for officials at all levels. Further, a biometric authentication based two-layer approval mechanism has been introduced for creation and modification of official user accounts. In addition, use of Aadhaar number, mobile number, and official Government email ID has been made mandatory for these user accounts creation, to ensure accountability and to restrict unauthorized access. This ensures that the PM-KISAN portal, being a critical platform for  delivering  benefits  directly  to  farmers,  meets  high  standards  of  security  and controlled access.

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