Beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana – PMKMY
Beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana – PMKMY
“Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PMKMY)”, a central sector scheme, is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme for the entry age group of 18 to 40 years with a provision of minimum monthly-assured pension of Rs. 3000/- on attaining the age of 60 years, subject to exclusion criteria. The Scheme aims to create a social security net for the small and marginal farmers during their old age. The amount of the monthly contribution ranges between Rs.55 to Rs.200 per month depending upon the entry age of the farmers into the Scheme. Govt. of India also provides matching contribution in the pension account of the farmers. Under the Scheme, the pension is disbursed on attaining the age of 60 years. The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India is the pension fund manager of the Scheme.
The Scheme was launched in FY 2019-20 and as on 25.11.2024, over 24.66 lakh farmers have been registered under the Scheme. A state-wise detail of farmers registered under the Scheme is attached at Annexure.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Ram Nath Thakur in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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Annexure
State-wise details of farmers registered under the Scheme, as on 25.11.2024
SNo.
State
Grand Total
1
Andaman And Nicobar Islands
521
2
Andhra Pradesh
32,350
3
Arunachal Pradesh
2,375
4
Assam
13,502
5
Bihar
3,45,038
6
Chandigarh
530
7
Chhattisgarh
2,02,734
8
Delhi
354
9
Goa
150
10
Gujarat
66,491
11
Haryana
5,74,467
12
Himachal Pradesh
3,561
13
Jammu And Kashmir
1,26,577
14
Jharkhand
2,53,105
15
Karnataka
49,721
16
Kerala
1,350
17
Ladakh
114
18
Lakshadweep
72
19
Madhya Pradesh
1,17,307
20
Maharashtra
80,393
21
Manipur
590
22
Meghalaya
729
23
Mizoram
301
24
Nagaland
1,182
25
Odisha
1,57,342
26
Puducherry
146
27
Punjab
13,040
28
Rajasthan
38,913
29
Sikkim
34
30
Tamil Nadu
1,10,582
31
Telangana
9,719
32
The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu
287
33
Tripura
831
34
Uttar Pradesh
2,51,976
35
Uttarakhand
2,148
36
West Bengal
8,098
Total