BENEFICIARIES OF PM-KISAN
BENEFICIARIES OF PM-KISAN
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 land-holding farmers. Under this scheme, the financial benefit of Rs 6,000/- per year in three equal instalments every four months is transferred into the bank accounts of farmers’ families across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. The PM-KISAN scheme is one of the largest DBT Schemes of the World.
A farmer-centric digital infrastructure has ensured the benefits of the scheme reach all the farmers across the country without any involvement of the middlemen. Maintaining absolute transparency in registering and verifying beneficiaries, the Government of India has disbursed over Rs 3.46 lakh Cr in 18 instalments, so far.
Farmers of all States are getting the benefits of PM-KISAN. The State-wise details of benefits released during 18th instalment under PM-KISAN is attached at Annexure.
Benefits of the scheme are transferred to the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode, based on the verified data received from the States/UTs on the PM-KISAN portal. The scheme initially started on a trust-based system, where beneficiaries were registered by the states on self-certification basis. Initially, Aadhaar seeding was also relaxed for some of the States. Later on, to address this, several technological interventions were introduced, including integration with PFMS, UIDAI, and the Income Tax Department. Further, land seeding was made mandatory along with Aadhaar based payment and e-KYC. The benefits of the farmers, who did not complete these mandatory criteria, were stopped. As and when these farmers complete their mandatory requirements, they will receive the benefits of the scheme along with their due installments, if any.
Recoveries from ineligible farmers marked due to income tax payee, higher income groups, Govt. employees etc. have been initiated by the concerned State Governments. A total of Rs. 335 Cr. has been recovered from the ineligible beneficiaries so far across the country.
Annexure
State-wise details of benefits released during 18th instalment under PM-KISAN
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State
18th Instalment (Aug – Nov 2024)
No. of Beneficiaries
Amount Disbursed (in Rs. Cr.)
1
Andaman And Nicobar Islands
12,832
2.80
2
Andhra Pradesh
41,22,252
836.31
3
Arunachal Pradesh
90,444
25.60
4
Assam
18,87,227
403.44
5
Bihar
75,80,445
1,544.40
6
Chandigarh
7
Chhattisgarh
24,96,294
566.34
8
Delhi
10,765
2.23
9
Goa
6,332
1.33
10
Gujarat
49,12,111
1,038.67
11
Haryana
15,98,937
341.98
12
Himachal Pradesh
8,17,494
171.88
13
Jammu And Kashmir
8,58,257
182.54
14
Jharkhand
19,97,224
545.97
15
Karnataka
43,47,737
941.76
16
Kerala
28,15,143
597.93
17
Ladakh
18,201
3.77
18
Lakshadweep
2,198
0.45
19
Madhya Pradesh
81,36,105
1,681.86
20
Maharashtra
91,41,983
1,888.21
21
Manipur
85,917
42.78
22
Meghalaya
1,50,412
33.91
23
Mizoram
1,10,285
31.36
24
Nagaland
1,71,914
42.84
25
Odisha
31,48,993
688.53
26
Puducherry
8,032
1.63
27
Punjab
9,26,039
272.77
28
Rajasthan
70,31,163
1,544.86
29
Sikkim
28,100
6.66
30
Tamil Nadu
21,94,272
455.86
31
Telangana
30,77,274
627.46
32
The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu
11,587
2.44
33
Tripura
2,29,303
47.65
34
Uttar Pradesh
2,25,72,533
4,980.88
35
Uttarakhand
7,96,926
168.75
36
West Bengal
45,02,904
931.49
Grand Total
9,58,97,635
20,657.36
This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Bhagirath Choudhary in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.